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

2. 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.

3. What church in Philadelphia had been built with the help of blacks?
(a) St. George Methodist Church.
(b) St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
(c) St. John Episcopal Church.
(d) St. Peter Episcopal Church.

4. How many Overseers were in charge of managing the city almshouse?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

5. How many children did Clarkson have?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the mansion located that was commandeered for a place to care for seriously ill patients?

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

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

4. On August 27, how many senators from the Pennsylvania legislature met at the state house?

5. How many of his children did Charles Willson Peale shut inside his museum-residence along with himself and his wife?

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