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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dr. Hodge, where did the first deaths from the fever happen?
(a) 4th St.
(b) On or near Water St.
(c) On or near Main St.
(d) 13th St.

2. When was the Free African Society founded?
(a) 1787.
(b) 1759.
(c) 1764.
(d) 1772.

3. To Catherine LeMaigre, what part of her body did she feel as though it was burning up?
(a) Head.
(b) Face.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Back.

4. What church in Philadelphia had been built with the help of blacks?
(a) St. George Methodist Church.
(b) St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
(c) St. John Episcopal Church.
(d) St. Peter Episcopal Church.

5. What illness was seen in January of 1793?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Measles.
(d) Mumps.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a savage storm hit the city bringing winds and torrents of rain?

2. How old was Benjamin Rush in 1793?

3. Who was the owner of Bush Hill?

4. What cargo did the sloop Amelia bring to Philadelphia?

5. Where was Dr. Rush's wife that summer of 1793?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of medical training did Dr. Benjamin Rush have?

2. Why did blacks stop worshiping at St. George Methodist Church?

3. What types of services did the Free African Society perform for the sick?

4. What type of power did the mayor of Philadelphia have?

5. Describe Matthew Clarkson's upbringing and career.

6. Why did Benjamin Rush ask the Free African society to help nurse the sick and attend to the dead?

7. Who decided that a cannon should be fired in the streets of Philadelphia at the end of August?

8. Why was Mayor Clarkson concerned about the rising number of penniless people in Philadelphia?

9. Why were the black nurses criticized?

10. What did A.B. recommend be done to curb the fever in Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser?

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