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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Dr. Rush's sister who died during the plague?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Martha.
(c) Julia.
(d) Anna.

2. From Rev.Helmuth's congregation, how many died at the beginning of October?
(a) 27.
(b) 130.
(c) 78.
(d) 102.

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

4. How many bleedings did the Free African Society perform?
(a) About 500.
(b) Over 800.
(c) 750.
(d) 600.

5. How many cords of wood did a subcommittee obtain before winter set in?
(a) 300.
(b) 600.
(c) 500.
(d) 400.

6. Who was hired to design and construct Philadelphia's first waterworks?
(a) Gray Peters.
(b) Davis Nance.
(c) Franklin Rosling.
(d) Benjamin Latrobe.

7. What type of church did Reverend Mr. Helmuth pastor?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Episcopal.
(d) Quaker.

8. What decorated houses where people were sick from the yellow fever?
(a) Tiny red flags.
(b) Small blue stars.
(c) A notice from the city.
(d) A skull and crossbones.

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

10. In what alley did Helmuth find 40 dead?
(a) Water.
(b) Appletree.
(c) Maple.
(d) Brush.

11. How many times did it rain in September, 1793?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

13. 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) Blacksmith.
(b) Cabinetmaker.
(c) Silversmith.
(d) Apothecary.

14. At the beginning of Chapter 6, about how many persons were ill with the fever?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 5,000.

15. Where did Major Christian Piercy become ill as he fled Philadelphia?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Near Manhatton.
(c) Concord.
(d) Outside Camden.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Israel Israel finally won an election of Pennsylvania state legislature, by how many votes did he win?

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

3. When did George Washington make a personal inspection of Philadelphia?

4. Who was the governor of Maryland in 1793?

5. By the first of September, how many people were jammed into Bush Hill?

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