An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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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 was the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) August 3.
(b) July 15.
(c) August 1.
(d) July 31.

2. After a sailor died in a boarding house, who was the next person to die?
(a) Mr. Peter Aston.
(b) Mrs. Richard Parkinson.
(c) Mr. Denny.
(d) Mr. Moore.

3. Where was Dr. Rush's wife that summer of 1793?
(a) Hartford.
(b) Amherst.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Trenton.

4. What type of church did Rev. J. Henry C. Helmuth pastor?
(a) Presbyterian.
(b) Congregational.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Episcopal.

5. According to Dr. Hodge, where did the first deaths from the fever happen?
(a) On or near Water St.
(b) 4th St.
(c) On or near Main St.
(d) 13th St.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the sewers called in Philadelphia?

2. How long had medical professionals believed that disease was caused by body humors being out of balance?

3. What day of the week did Catherine LeMaigre die?

4. In what boarding house did a sailor die of a fever?

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

(see the answer key)

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