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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five: It Was Our Duty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the owner of Bush Hill?
(a) Robert Ashworth.
(b) William Hamilton.
(c) David Browning.
(d) George Smythe.

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

3. How many shops were in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 229.
(b) 312.
(c) 184.
(d) 415.

4. A few days before being called to care for Catherine LeMaigre, which doctor had lost his daughter to the same fever?
(a) Dr. Hodge.
(b) Dr. Foulke.
(c) Dr. Rush.
(d) Dr. Wyatt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the average yearly income in Philadelphia in 1793?

2. What church in Philadelphia had been built with the help of blacks?

3. How many people lived in Philadelphia in 1793?

4. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?

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

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