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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two: All Was Not Right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did doctors give Catherine LeMaigre to cool her fever?
(a) Mercury and the root of a poisonous plant.
(b) Barley water and apple water.
(c) Cold cloths.
(d) Ice chips.

2. To Catherine LeMaigre, what part of her body did she feel as though it was burning up?
(a) Stomach.
(b) Back.
(c) Head.
(d) Face.

3. What did physicians call the tiny reddish sores that erupted on individuals who had the plague?
(a) Petechiae.
(b) Odium.
(c) Purpura.
(d) Stigma.

4. How many humors did physicians believe there were in the human body?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

5. When had Dr. Rush seen a similar sickness before?
(a) 1762.
(b) 1750.
(c) 1771.
(d) 1784.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Catherine LeMaigre's husband's name?

2. What were the sewers called in Philadelphia?

3. Who lent his house to George and Martha Washington?

4. According to Dr. Hodge, where did the first deaths from the fever happen?

5. What year was a French watercolor done to show a yellow fever victim in the early stages of the illness?

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