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

2. How many times a day did Charles Willson Peale fire a musket inside his house?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

3. What doctor wrote about the disgusting aspects of the vomit that spewed from fever victims?
(a) Walter Reed.
(b) Isaac Cathrall.
(c) William Lewis.
(d) Benjamin Rush.

4. What was the average yearly income in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) $100.
(b) $200.
(c) $300.
(d) $400.

5. When did George and Martha Washington leave Philadelphia?
(a) September 10.
(b) September 30.
(c) August 23.
(d) September 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many groups in Philadelphia stepped forward and offered to help with the sick and deceased?

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

3. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?

4. Who wrote a letter asking the Free African Society to nurse the sick and attend to the dead?

5. What was the name of the second-year medical student who volunteered to help at Bush Hill?

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