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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. Who wrote that Death was riding triumphant on a pale horse at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Martin Whitcomb.
(b) Evan Manning.
(c) Elhanan Winchester.
(d) Anderson Ryan.

2. Where did Major Christian Piercy become ill as he fled Philadelphia?
(a) Concord.
(b) Near Manhatton.
(c) Outside Camden.
(d) Baltimore.

3. When was it first considered that mosquitoes might cause yellow fever?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1904.

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

5. What doctor wrote about the disgusting aspects of the vomit that spewed from fever victims?
(a) Walter Reed.
(b) Isaac Cathrall.
(c) Benjamin Rush.
(d) William Lewis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of one of the rivers that was drying up near Philadelphia?

2. Where was the mansion located that was commandeered for a place to care for seriously ill patients?

3. How many died from the plague on October 7?

4. How many cords of wood did a subcommittee obtain before winter set in?

5. How old was Benjamin Rush in 1793?

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