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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. Where was the city almshouse located?
(a) Water St.
(b) Main St.
(c) Spruce St.
(d) Ashton St.

2. Where did the sloop Amelia come from?
(a) Santo Domingo.
(b) Bahamas.
(c) Antigua.
(d) Borneo.

3. How much money did the black leaders attempt to raise in order to build a new church?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $4,500.
(c) $3,500.
(d) $3,000.

4. To Catherine LeMaigre, what part of her body did she feel as though it was burning up?
(a) Face.
(b) Back.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Head.

5. Who was the speaker of the Senate in 1793?
(a) Mason Brighting.
(b) Jason Manning.
(c) Samuel Powel.
(d) John Whitcomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?

2. In 1793, what percent of Philadelphia's black worked as live-in domestic workers?

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

4. Where did Jones and Allen discover a house where the mother was dead, the father was dying, and the children were huddled together, frightened and hungry?

5. How many Guardians were in charge of caring for the poor who did not live in the city almshouse?

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