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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven: A Modern-Day Time Bomb.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did a savage storm hit the city bringing winds and torrents of rain?
(a) August 21.
(b) August 25.
(c) August 29.
(d) August 30.

2. How many shops were in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 184.
(b) 415.
(c) 312.
(d) 229.

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

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

5. How much money was donated to refugees from Santo Domingo?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $5,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the governor of Pennsylvania in 1793?

2. What illness was seen in January of 1793?

3. What ship was seized by one of Genet's hired privateers?

4. When was the actual source of the yellow fever virus identified to be tree-dwelling monkey in African and American rain forests?

5. How old was Stephen Girard in 1793?

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