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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How did Louis XVI die?
(a) Beheaded.
(b) In a dungeon with no food or water.
(c) Hung.
(d) Shot by a firing squad.
2. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1791.
(c) 1792.
(d) 1789.
3. How many Overseers were in charge of managing the city almshouse?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.
4. What was the largest city in North America in 1793?
(a) Trenton.
(b) New York.
(c) Charlestown.
(d) Philadelphia.
5. When was a portrait of Absalom Jones painted by Raphaelle?
(a) 1823.
(b) 1787.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1794.
6. How many shops were in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 229.
(b) 312.
(c) 184.
(d) 415.
7. When was the last time that there was a yellow fever epidemic?
(a) 1719.
(b) 1762.
(c) 1784.
(d) 1684,
8. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) September 12.
(b) September 5.
(c) August 31.
(d) August 18.
9. When had Dr. Rush seen a similar sickness before?
(a) 1750.
(b) 1771.
(c) 1784.
(d) 1762.
10. How old was Isaac Heston when the plague struck Philadelphia?
(a) 44.
(b) 31.
(c) 21.
(d) 17.
11. How old was Benjamin Rush in 1793?
(a) 39.
(b) 54.
(c) 61.
(d) 47.
12. What year was a French watercolor done to show a yellow fever victim in the early stages of the illness?
(a) 1796.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1751.
(d) 1902.
13. According to Dr. Hodge, where did the first deaths from the fever happen?
(a) On or near Main St.
(b) On or near Water St.
(c) 13th St.
(d) 4th St.
14. What was the name of the second-year medical student who volunteered to help at Bush Hill?
(a) Charles Caldwell.
(b) Edward Franklin.
(c) Mason Davidson.
(d) Isaac Hayes.
15. What cargo did the sloop Amelia bring to Philadelphia?
(a) Beef.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Lamb.
Short Answer Questions
1. What were the sewers called in Philadelphia?
2. How many Guardians were in charge of caring for the poor who did not live in the city almshouse?
3. When was the Free African Society founded?
4. When did George and Martha Washington leave Philadelphia?
5. In what boarding house did a sailor die of a fever?
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