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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Thomas Jefferson estimate that it cost him to get to Germantown?
(a) $45.
(b) $15.
(c) $80.
(d) $5.

2. What was the occupation of a man named Mr. Brooks who reopened his shop on October 31 and died of yellow fever on November 3?
(a) Silversmith.
(b) Apothecary.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Cabinetmaker.

3. How many bundles of shirts and dresses for orphans were sent by the Widow Grubb?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

4. Who had President Washington put in charge when he left Philadelphia?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Hancock.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Henry Knox.

5. How many died from the plague on October 7?
(a) 82.
(b) 98.
(c) 92.
(d) 84.

6. What was the name of William Cobbett's paper?
(a) The Porcupine's Gazette.
(b) The Eagle's Courier.
(c) The Daily News.
(d) The Daily Prophet.

7. How much did a jury award Dr. Rush including court costs when he sued Cobbett for libel?
(a) $12,000.
(b) $23,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $8,000.

8. When was someone hired to design and construct Philadelphia's first waterworks?
(a) 1799.
(b) 1795.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1801.

9. When Rush contracted yellow fever again, how many days did he spend confined to bed unable to lift his head?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

11. What newspaper was printed occasionally by September?
(a) Federal Gazette.
(b) National Gazette.
(c) Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.
(d) Philadelphia Chronicle.

12. Where did Dr. Rush apply to become a member of the medical faculty?
(a) John Hopkins.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) University of Pennsylvania.

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

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

15. Who was the governor of Maryland in 1793?
(a) Bryan Andrews.
(b) Matthew Vining.
(c) Thomas Sim Lee.
(d) John David Smythe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose letter did Dr. Rush find in his old medical books about the yellow plagues that had occurred in Virginia about fifty years earlier?

2. Which member of the special committee was in charge of providing food for the city?

3. How many patients did Dr. Rush's five assistants each see in one day after Dr. Rush's recovery?

4. What was the name of a memorable poem written by Philip Freneau?

5. What was the name of Dr. Rush's sister who died during the plague?

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