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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times a day did Charles Willson Peale fire a musket inside his house?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

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

3. How many children did Clarkson have?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

4. How many families did Jones and Allen visit in one day?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

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

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

7. How many physicians were in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 68.
(b) 57.
(c) 25.
(d) 80.

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

9. How often would Catherine LeMaigre vomit?
(a) Every 10 minutes or so.
(b) Every couple hours.
(c) About every 30 minutes.
(d) Every 15 minutes.

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

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

12. When was a portrait of Absalom Jones painted by Raphaelle?
(a) 1787.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1794.
(d) 1823.

13. 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. Hodge.
(c) Dr. Foulke.
(d) Dr. Rush.

14. Who lent his house to George and Martha Washington?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Benjamin Rush.
(c) Matthew Clarkson
(d) Robert Morris.

15. How many humors did physicians believe there were in the human body?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many blacks in Philadelphia were slaves?

2. On August 27, how many senators from the Pennsylvania legislature met at the state house?

3. How many people do historians estimate fled from Philadelphia during the fever?

4. What did A.B., a contributor to "Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser," find in rainwater barrels?

5. How many died on September 8?

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