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

2. After a sailor died in a boarding house, who was the next person to die?
(a) Mr. Peter Aston.
(b) Mr. Moore.
(c) Mr. Denny.
(d) Mrs. Richard Parkinson.

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

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

5. How many families did Jones and Allen visit in one day?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?

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

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

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

5. What was the nationality of the sailor who had a fever and seizures before he died on August 3?

(see the answer key)

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