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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight: this Unmerciful Enemy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1700s, what was often prescribed to break a slight fever?
(a) Herb tea.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Milk.

2. Which member of the special committee was in charge of providing food for the city?
(a) Israel Israel.
(b) Samuel Benge.
(c) James Sharswood.
(d) Henry Deforest.

3. Who lent his house to George and Martha Washington?
(a) Matthew Clarkson
(b) Benjamin Rush.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Robert Morris.

4. What was the name of the second-year medical student who volunteered to help at Bush Hill?
(a) Charles Caldwell.
(b) Mason Davidson.
(c) Isaac Hayes.
(d) Edward Franklin.

5. By September 17, how many burials were taking place daily?
(a) 80.
(b) 85.
(c) 75.
(d) 70.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the governor of Pennsylvania in 1793?

2. What were the sewers called in Philadelphia?

3. At whose farm was Major Christian Piercy put out of a stagecoach?

4. When was the last time that there was a yellow fever epidemic?

5. Where did federal department heads move their offices?

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