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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three: Church Bells Tolling.

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. What was Catherine LeMaigre's husband's name?
(a) William.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Peter.

3. What was the name of the doctor who had studied yellow fever, but never seen it?
(a) Dr. Benjamin Duffield.
(b) Dr. Benjamin Rush.
(c) Dr. William Currie.
(d) Dr. Samuel Griffitts.

4. What day of the week were the recommendations published from the College of Physicians?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

5. How long had medical professionals believed that disease was caused by body humors being out of balance?
(a) 2,500 years.
(b) 700 years.
(c) 3,000 years.
(d) 500 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What illness was seen in January of 1793?

5. How did Louis XVI die?

(see the answer key)

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