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

2. How many people lived in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 33,000.
(b) 72,000.
(c) 51,000.
(d) 48,000.

3. When did a savage storm hit the city bringing winds and torrents of rain?
(a) August 21.
(b) August 25.
(c) August 30.
(d) August 29.

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

5. According to Dr. Hodge, where did the first deaths from the fever happen?
(a) On or near Main St.
(b) 4th St.
(c) 13th St.
(d) On or near Water St.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of church did Rev. J. Henry C. Helmuth pastor?

3. How many children did Clarkson have?

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

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

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