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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. What was Catherine LeMaigre's husband's name?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Peter.
(c) William.
(d) Thomas.

2. How often would Catherine LeMaigre vomit?
(a) Every couple hours.
(b) About every 30 minutes.
(c) Every 10 minutes or so.
(d) Every 15 minutes.

3. About how many blacks in Philadelphia were slaves?
(a) 79.
(b) 200.
(c) 148.
(d) 500.

4. By the first of September, how many people were jammed into Bush Hill?
(a) Nearly 150.
(b) About 75.
(c) Over 100.
(d) Around 50.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6 in a letter to his wife, how many patients did Dr. Rush say that he was learning had died every morning?

2. After Dr. Rush's assistants bled him and administered the purge, how many days did it take for him to get back on his feet?

3. Besides the mayor, how many members were on the illegal special committee formed to run Philadelphia?

4. How old was Stephen Girard in 1793?

5. How many humors did physicians believe there were in the human body?

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