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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. In what boarding house did a sailor die of a fever?
(a) Sarah Smythe's.
(b) Richard Denny's.
(c) Maggie MacPherson's.
(d) William Wright's.

2. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?
(a) 57.
(b) 39.
(c) 48.
(d) 60.

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

4. What was Charles Willson Peale's wife's name?
(a) Patience.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Martha.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did federal department heads move their offices?

2. What doctor wrote about the disgusting aspects of the vomit that spewed from fever victims?

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

4. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?

5. How long had medical professionals believed that disease was caused by body humors being out of balance?

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