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

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

3. In which direction were the swamps near Philadelphia that had lost water due to the intense heat?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) East.

4. How many died on September 8?
(a) 38.
(b) 64.
(c) 42.
(d) 51.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did John Bill Ricketts take his circus for the summer?

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

5. How many children did Clarkson have?

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