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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 many representatives met at the state house on August 27?
(a) 18.
(b) 23.
(c) 36.
(d) 41.

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

3. What was the name of one of the rivers that was drying up near Philadelphia?
(a) Susquehanna.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Allegheny.
(d) Lehigh.

4. What day of the week did Catherine LeMaigre die?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Monday.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the speaker of the Senate in 1793?

3. Where did federal department heads move their offices?

4. In which direction were the swamps near Philadelphia that had lost water due to the intense heat?

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

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