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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. How many groups in Philadelphia stepped forward and offered to help with the sick and deceased?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

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

4. Where did federal department heads move their offices?
(a) Germantown.
(b) Mercersburg.
(c) Milbourne.
(d) Hamburg.

5. Where was the mansion located that was commandeered for a place to care for seriously ill patients?
(a) At the western edge of the city.
(b) At eastern edge of the city.
(c) 2 ½ miles northwest of the city.
(d) 3 miles south of the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many blacks were Jones and Allen in direct contact with who might have helped tend the sick?

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

3. About how many blacks in Philadelphia were slaves?

4. What day of the week did Catherine LeMaigre die?

5. What was the name of the doctor who had studied yellow fever, but never seen it?

(see the answer key)

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