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

2. How old was Benjamin Rush in 1793?
(a) 61.
(b) 47.
(c) 54.
(d) 39.

3. In which direction were the swamps near Philadelphia that had lost water due to the intense heat?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) South.

4. How many people died in two houses on the same street during one week?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. How many French refugees fled a fierce slave rebellion?
(a) 2,100.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 712.
(d) 579.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Louis XVI die?

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

4. When did a savage storm hit the city bringing winds and torrents of rain?

5. When had Dr. Rush seen a similar sickness before?

(see the answer key)

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