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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Free African Society founded?
(a) 1759.
(b) 1772.
(c) 1787.
(d) 1764.

2. How many people do historians estimate fled from Philadelphia during the fever?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 15,000.

3. What was the name of Clarkson's son who died during the plague?
(a) James.
(b) Gerard.
(c) William.
(d) Peter.

4. Who was the governor of Pennsylvania in 1793?
(a) Mifflin.
(b) Snyder.
(c) McKean.
(d) Findlay.

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

6. What was the average yearly income in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) $400.
(b) $100.
(c) $300.
(d) $200.

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

8. Where was the mansion located that was commandeered for a place to care for seriously ill patients?
(a) At the western edge of the city.
(b) 3 miles south of the city.
(c) At eastern edge of the city.
(d) 2 ½ miles northwest of the city.

9. How many French refugees fled a fierce slave rebellion?
(a) 2,100.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 712.
(d) 579.

10. Where did federal department heads move their offices?
(a) Mercersburg.
(b) Germantown.
(c) Hamburg.
(d) Milbourne.

11. Where was the city almshouse located?
(a) Ashton St.
(b) Main St.
(c) Spruce St.
(d) Water St.

12. How many rooms were there in Bush Hill?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

13. How many physicians from the College of Physicians showed up when Matthew Clarkson called a meeting?
(a) 25.
(b) 34.
(c) 16.
(d) 48.

14. To Catherine LeMaigre, what part of her body did she feel as though it was burning up?
(a) Head.
(b) Stomach.
(c) Face.
(d) Back.

15. How many people lived in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 72,000.
(b) 51,000.
(c) 48,000.
(d) 33,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1793, what percent of Philadelphia's black worked as live-in domestic workers?

3. When did a savage storm hit the city bringing winds and torrents of rain?

4. How many times a day did Charles Willson Peale fire a musket inside his house?

5. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?

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