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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four: Confusion, Distress, and Utter Desolation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness was seen in January of 1793?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Measles.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Influenza.

2. What was the name of the second-year medical student who volunteered to help at Bush Hill?
(a) Edward Franklin.
(b) Isaac Hayes.
(c) Mason Davidson.
(d) Charles Caldwell.

3. What was Catherine LeMaigre's husband's name?
(a) Peter.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Andrew.
(d) William.

4. How many people do historians estimate fled from Philadelphia during the fever?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 15,000.

5. In what part of the state house building were the rooms of Joseph Fry, the doorkeeper who died from the fever?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the mansion located that was commandeered for a place to care for seriously ill patients?

2. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?

3. What was the largest city in North America in 1793?

4. To Catherine LeMaigre, what part of her body did she feel as though it was burning up?

5. How many people who contracted yellow fever usually died from it?

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