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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At whose farm was Major Christian Piercy put out of a stagecoach?
(a) Eldridge.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Caulkins.
(d) Drangers.

3. Of what type of church was Reverend John Schmidt a pastor?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Episcopal.

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

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

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

7. What was the name of a man who lost his entire family, including his wife, to the plague; and then married again?
(a) Matthews.
(b) Roberts.
(c) Williams.
(d) Collins.

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

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

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

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

12. On October 17, which committee member wrote in the official minutes that the fever was winning?
(a) David Bryan.
(b) John Bordley.
(c) Matthew Carey.
(d) Caleb Lownes.

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

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

15. 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) 8 out of 10.
(d) 15 out of 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rush contracted yellow fever again, how many days did he spend confined to bed unable to lift his head?

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

3. How many times a day would Dr. Rush administer the Ten-and-Ten or Ten-and-Fifteen Treatment?

4. For how many days did Peter Helm and Stephen Girard attend to Bush HIll?

5. When was someone hired to design and construct Philadelphia's first waterworks?

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