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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who wrote a letter asking the Free African Society to nurse the sick and attend to the dead?
(a) Absalom Jones.
(b) Richard Allen.
(c) Matthew Clarkson.
(d) Benjamin Rush.

3. 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) At eastern edge of the city.
(d) 2 ½ miles northwest of the city.

4. How did Louis XVI die?
(a) In a dungeon with no food or water.
(b) Shot by a firing squad.
(c) Hung.
(d) Beheaded.

5. How much did some nurses begin receiving for tending the sick?
(a) $5-6 a day.
(b) $1-2 a day.
(c) $4-5 a day.
(d) $3-4 a day.

6. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) September 5.
(b) August 18.
(c) August 31.
(d) September 12.

7. In which direction were the swamps near Philadelphia that had lost water due to the intense heat?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) East.

8. How many groups in Philadelphia stepped forward and offered to help with the sick and deceased?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

10. How many Guardians were in charge of caring for the poor who did not live in the city almshouse?
(a) 17.
(b) 21.
(c) 34.
(d) 14.

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

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

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

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

15. How long did George Washington plan to be gone from Philadelphia when he left the city?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 month.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did George and Martha Washington leave Philadelphia?

2. How long had medical professionals believed that disease was caused by body humors being out of balance?

3. How much money did the black leaders attempt to raise in order to build a new church?

4. How many representatives met at the state house on August 27?

5. How many died on September 8?

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