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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 year was a French watercolor done to show a yellow fever victim in the early stages of the illness?
(a) 1819.
(b) 1751.
(c) 1796.
(d) 1902.

2. How many people do historians estimate fled from Philadelphia during the fever?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 35,000.

3. How many children did Clarkson have?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

4. What were the sewers called in Philadelphia?
(a) Cesspools.
(b) Canals.
(c) Sinks.
(d) Trenches.

5. How many humors did physicians believe there were in the human body?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people died in two houses on the same street during one week?

3. How many physicians were in Philadelphia in 1793?

4. What did physicians call the tiny reddish sores that erupted on individuals who had the plague?

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

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