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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did the black leaders attempt to raise in order to build a new church?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $3,500.
(d) $4,500.

2. Where did Jones and Allen discover a house where the mother was dead, the father was dying, and the children were huddled together, frightened and hungry?
(a) Beckett's Allley.
(b) Emsley's Alley.
(c) Main St.
(d) Water St.

3. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?
(a) Strabismus.
(b) Amblyopia.
(c) Blepharitis.
(d) Cataracts.

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

5. Who was the speaker of the Senate in 1793?
(a) Mason Brighting.
(b) Jason Manning.
(c) Samuel Powel.
(d) John Whitcomb.

6. How many died on September 8?
(a) 64.
(b) 51.
(c) 42.
(d) 38.

7. What did doctors give Catherine LeMaigre to cool her fever?
(a) Barley water and apple water.
(b) Cold cloths.
(c) Mercury and the root of a poisonous plant.
(d) Ice chips.

8. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?
(a) 48.
(b) 39.
(c) 60.
(d) 57.

9. What was the nationality of the sailor who had a fever and seizures before he died on August 3?
(a) African.
(b) French.
(c) British.
(d) American.

10. Who was the owner of Bush Hill?
(a) David Browning.
(b) George Smythe.
(c) William Hamilton.
(d) Robert Ashworth.

11. What was the name of the second-year medical student who volunteered to help at Bush Hill?
(a) Charles Caldwell.
(b) Mason Davidson.
(c) Isaac Hayes.
(d) Edward Franklin.

12. A few days before being called to care for Catherine LeMaigre, which doctor had lost his daughter to the same fever?
(a) Dr. Hodge.
(b) Dr. Rush.
(c) Dr. Wyatt.
(d) Dr. Foulke.

13. What was the name of the doctor who had studied yellow fever, but never seen it?
(a) Dr. Samuel Griffitts.
(b) Dr. Benjamin Rush.
(c) Dr. Benjamin Duffield.
(d) Dr. William Currie.

14. About how many blacks in Philadelphia were slaves?
(a) 500.
(b) 200.
(c) 79.
(d) 148.

15. When did George and Martha Washington leave Philadelphia?
(a) September 21.
(b) August 23.
(c) September 30.
(d) September 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. Where did federal department heads move their offices?

3. When was a portrait of Absalom Jones painted by Raphaelle?

4. What was the largest city in North America in 1793?

5. How old was Benjamin Rush in 1793?

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