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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 President Washington leave Mount Vernon and head north?
(a) November 4.
(b) October 28.
(c) October 17.
(d) November 12.

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

3. Where did the sloop Amelia come from?
(a) Antigua.
(b) Santo Domingo.
(c) Borneo.
(d) Bahamas.

4. How old was Isaac Heston when the plague struck Philadelphia?
(a) 31.
(b) 17.
(c) 21.
(d) 44.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington meet as they traveled toward Philadelphia?

2. How old was Israel Israel at the time of the plague?

3. In what part of the state house building were the rooms of Joseph Fry, the doorkeeper who died from the fever?

4. Where did Dr. Rush apply to become a member of the medical faculty?

5. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?

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