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

2. How many shops were in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 312.
(b) 229.
(c) 415.
(d) 184.

3. What cargo did the sloop Amelia bring to Philadelphia?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Beef.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Lamb.

4. What day of the week did Catherine LeMaigre die?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

5. In what boarding house did a sailor die of a fever?
(a) William Wright's.
(b) Sarah Smythe's.
(c) Maggie MacPherson's.
(d) Richard Denny's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Catherine LeMaigre when she became ill?

2. What was the name of one of the rivers that was drying up near Philadelphia?

3. How many humors did physicians believe there were in the human body?

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

5. Where did the sloop Amelia come from?

(see the answer key)

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