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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. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?
(a) 16.
(b) 41.
(c) 37.
(d) 23.

2. What was Charles Willson Peale's wife's name?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Martha.
(c) Patience.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

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

5. How many of his children did Charles Willson Peale shut inside his museum-residence along with himself and his wife?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people do historians estimate fled from Philadelphia during the fever?

2. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?

3. What was the name of Clarkson's son who died during the plague?

4. What was the name of the newspaper that was printed at the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. How old was Benjamin Rush in 1793?

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