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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. Where was the mansion located that was commandeered for a place to care for seriously ill patients?
(a) 2 ½ miles northwest of the city.
(b) At eastern edge of the city.
(c) At the western edge of the city.
(d) 3 miles south of the city.

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

3. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?
(a) Cataracts.
(b) Amblyopia.
(c) Strabismus.
(d) Blepharitis.

4. Where did John Bill Ricketts take his circus for the summer?
(a) Salem.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Georgia.

5. What did A.B., a contributor to "Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser," find in rainwater barrels?
(a) Dead cats.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Dead dogs.
(d) Mosquitoes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Dr. Rush's wife that summer of 1793?

3. How many Guardians were in charge of caring for the poor who did not live in the city almshouse?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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