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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. How many died on September 8?
(a) 38.
(b) 64.
(c) 42.
(d) 51.

2. How did Louis XVI die?
(a) In a dungeon with no food or water.
(b) Shot by a firing squad.
(c) Hung.
(d) Beheaded.

3. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?
(a) 41.
(b) 23.
(c) 16.
(d) 37.

4. Where was the militia company stationed that shot off a cannon in Chapter 4?
(a) Fort Gaddis.
(b) Fort Mifflin.
(c) Fort Allen.
(d) Fort Ligonier.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children did Clarkson have?

3. A few days before being called to care for Catherine LeMaigre, which doctor had lost his daughter to the same fever?

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

5. What did doctors give Catherine LeMaigre to cool her fever?

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