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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Israel Israel at the time of the plague?
(a) 34.
(b) 47.
(c) 29.
(d) 51.

2. 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) 7.
(d) 4.

3. How old was the servant boy that Dr. Rush trained to open a vein and see the sick?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

4. How often had the College of Physicians promised to meet during the plague?
(a) Every other week.
(b) Every Tuesday.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Every Monday.

5. What state refused to allow a ship from Philadelphia to land and take on water?
(a) Delaware.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) Massachusetts.

6. How many weeks did Henry Knox spend in quarantine?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

7. For how many years had doctors been using bloodletting or phlebotomy?
(a) Nearly 3,500.
(b) More than 2,500.
(c) About 1,000.
(d) Over 3,000.

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

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

10. When did Dr. Rush realize that he had yellow fever?
(a) September 21.
(b) September 12.
(c) September 14.
(d) September 18.

11. What paper did Andrew Brown publish?
(a) Chronicle.
(b) Daily News.
(c) Federal Gazette.
(d) National Gazette.

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

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

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

15. Where was a Philadelphia woman and her black servant tarred and feathered?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Manhattan, New York.
(c) Milford, Delaware.
(d) New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Revolutionary War hero wrote begging Dr. Rush for his help during the 1797 yellow fever epidemic?

2. How many bundles of shirts and dresses for orphans were sent by the Widow Grubb?

3. When did the Black Plague strike in England?

4. How many died from the plague on October 7?

5. On October 17, which committee member wrote in the official minutes that the fever was winning?

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