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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. How many cords of wood did a subcommittee obtain before winter set in?
(a) 300.
(b) 400.
(c) 500.
(d) 600.

2. What was the nationality of the sailor who had a fever and seizures before he died on August 3?
(a) French.
(b) British.
(c) African.
(d) American.

3. Where did John Bill Ricketts take his circus for the summer?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Salem.
(d) Georgia.

4. How many times did it rain in September, 1793?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

5. How many physicians were in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 57.
(b) 25.
(c) 80.
(d) 68.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Dr. Rush's wife that summer of 1793?

2. From Rev.Helmuth's congregation, how many died at the beginning of October?

3. How many patients did Dr. Rush's five assistants each see in one day after Dr. Rush's recovery?

4. What was the name of Dr. Rush's sister who died during the plague?

5. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?

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