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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 the Black Plague strike in England?
(a) 1438.
(b) 1721.
(c) 1664.
(d) 1549.

2. Who had President Washington put in charge when he left Philadelphia?
(a) Henry Knox.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) John Hancock.
(d) James Madison.

3. What illness was seen in January of 1793?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Measles.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Mumps.

4. During the plague, how many days might it take for a letter to be sent to or from Philadelphia?
(a) 3-6 days.
(b) 17 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 10-14 days.

5. How old was Jesse Lazear when he died from yellow fever?
(a) 35.
(b) 41.
(c) 53.
(d) 28.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was hired to design and construct Philadelphia's first waterworks?

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

3. When had Dr. Rush seen a similar sickness before?

4. Where did Dolley Payne Todd go during the fever outbreak?

5. What doctor wrote about the disgusting aspects of the vomit that spewed from fever victims?

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