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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 Israel Israel finally won an election of Pennsylvania state legislature, by how many votes did he win?
(a) 59.
(b) 412.
(c) 38.
(d) 328.

2. When did George Washington make a personal inspection of Philadelphia?
(a) November 20.
(b) November 10.
(c) November 15.
(d) November 1.

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

4. How many representatives met at the state house on August 27?
(a) 36.
(b) 41.
(c) 23.
(d) 18.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the plague, how many days might it take for a letter to be sent to or from Philadelphia?

2. How much did some whites charge to put a corpse in a coffin and haul it to a waiting wagon?

3. After a sailor died in a boarding house, who was the next person to die?

4. What type of church did Reverend Mr. Helmuth pastor?

5. On August 27, how many senators from the Pennsylvania legislature met at the state house?

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