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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the plague, how many days might it take for a letter to be sent to or from Philadelphia?
(a) 3-6 days.
(b) 10-14 days.
(c) 17 days.
(d) 8 days.

2. When did Dr. Rush hire a horse-drawn carriage and begin visiting patients after his bout with yellow fever?
(a) September 21.
(b) September 23.
(c) September 19.
(d) September 25.

3. How old was Stephen Girard in 1793?
(a) 56.
(b) 36.
(c) 43.
(d) 64.

4. How old was Dr. Deveze in 1793?
(a) 34.
(b) 39.
(c) 48.
(d) 41.

5. By September 5, how many of Dr. Rush's patients did he claim improved with the Ten-and-Ten treatment?
(a) 3 out of 5.
(b) 29 out of 30.
(c) 15 out of 20.
(d) 8 out of 10.

6. By the first of September, how many people were jammed into Bush Hill?
(a) Around 50.
(b) About 75.
(c) Nearly 150.
(d) Over 100.

7. When did Stephen Girard contract a mild case of yellow fever?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) July.

8. In the 1700s, what was often prescribed to break a slight fever?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Milk.
(c) Herb tea.
(d) Brandy.

9. In Chapter 6 in a letter to his wife, how many patients did Dr. Rush say that he was learning had died every morning?
(a) 3-4.
(b) 4-5.
(c) 6-7.
(d) 2-3.

10. How much did the citizens of Manhattan send to aid Philadelphians?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $6,000.
(c) $600.
(d) $500.

11. How many died from yellow fever on Saturday, October 12?
(a) 62.
(b) 111.
(c) 124.
(d) 89.

12. On what day did the death toll fall below thirty?
(a) October 26.
(b) October 31.
(c) November 1.
(d) November 4.

13. Where was Stephen Girard born?
(a) France.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Germany.

14. What was Dolley Payne Todd's husband's name?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Matthew.
(c) George.
(d) John.

15. Besides the mayor, how many members were on the illegal special committee formed to run Philadelphia?
(a) 15.
(b) 26.
(c) 12.
(d) 34.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times did it rain in September, 1793?

2. Of what type of church was Reverend John Schmidt a pastor?

3. When did the Black Plague strike in England?

4. Who had President Washington put in charge when he left Philadelphia?

5. How much did some whites charge to put a corpse in a coffin and haul it to a waiting wagon?

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