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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On August 27, how many senators from the Pennsylvania legislature met at the state house?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.
2. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?
(a) 1792.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1790.
(d) 1791.
3. How long had medical professionals believed that disease was caused by body humors being out of balance?
(a) 2,500 years.
(b) 500 years.
(c) 700 years.
(d) 3,000 years.
4. Where was the mansion located that was commandeered for a place to care for seriously ill patients?
(a) 2 ½ miles northwest of the city.
(b) 3 miles south of the city.
(c) At the western edge of the city.
(d) At eastern edge of the city.
5. How many groups in Philadelphia stepped forward and offered to help with the sick and deceased?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.
6. What year was a French watercolor done to show a yellow fever victim in the early stages of the illness?
(a) 1751.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1796.
(d) 1902.
7. When was the last time that there was a yellow fever epidemic?
(a) 1684,
(b) 1762.
(c) 1719.
(d) 1784.
8. What was the name of the second-year medical student who volunteered to help at Bush Hill?
(a) Charles Caldwell.
(b) Isaac Hayes.
(c) Mason Davidson.
(d) Edward Franklin.
9. What was Catherine LeMaigre's husband's name?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Peter.
(c) William.
(d) Andrew.
10. How many physicians were in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 68.
(b) 25.
(c) 57.
(d) 80.
11. How much money did the black leaders attempt to raise in order to build a new church?
(a) $4,500.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $4,000.
(d) $3,500.
12. How many rooms were there in Bush Hill?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.
13. Where was the militia company stationed that shot off a cannon in Chapter 4?
(a) Fort Allen.
(b) Fort Gaddis.
(c) Fort Mifflin.
(d) Fort Ligonier.
14. In what part of the state house building were the rooms of Joseph Fry, the doorkeeper who died from the fever?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) South.
15. Where did the sloop Amelia come from?
(a) Santo Domingo.
(b) Borneo.
(c) Antigua.
(d) Bahamas.
Short Answer Questions
1. What day of the week did Catherine LeMaigre die?
2. Who was the governor of Pennsylvania in 1793?
3. How many shops were in Philadelphia in 1793?
4. What was Charles Willson Peale's wife's name?
5. What illness was seen in January of 1793?
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