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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four: Confusion, Distress, and Utter Desolation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?
(a) 60.
(b) 48.
(c) 57.
(d) 39.

2. How did Louis XVI die?
(a) Hung.
(b) Beheaded.
(c) Shot by a firing squad.
(d) In a dungeon with no food or water.

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

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

5. How many physicians were in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 25.
(b) 80.
(c) 57.
(d) 68.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Catherine LeMaigre's husband's name?

2. How many people lived in Philadelphia in 1793?

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

4. What cargo did the sloop Amelia bring to Philadelphia?

5. How many rooms were there in Bush Hill?

(see the answer key)

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