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

2. When had Dr. Rush seen a similar sickness before?
(a) 1750.
(b) 1771.
(c) 1762.
(d) 1784.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Clarkson's son who died during the plague?

2. How long had medical professionals believed that disease was caused by body humors being out of balance?

3. How old was Benjamin Rush in 1793?

4. On August 27, how many senators from the Pennsylvania legislature met at the state house?

5. How many people lived in Philadelphia in 1793?

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