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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. What was the nationality of the sailor who had a fever and seizures before he died on August 3?
(a) British.
(b) African.
(c) American.
(d) French.

2. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?
(a) Strabismus.
(b) Blepharitis.
(c) Cataracts.
(d) Amblyopia.

3. About how many blacks in Philadelphia were slaves?
(a) 500.
(b) 148.
(c) 200.
(d) 79.

4. What was the name of the newspaper that was printed at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) The Federal Gazette.
(b) City Paper.
(c) Daily News.
(d) Inquirer.

5. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?
(a) 23.
(b) 41.
(c) 37.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1793, what percent of Philadelphia's black worked as live-in domestic workers?

2. According to Dr. Hodge, where did the first deaths from the fever happen?

3. How many representatives met at the state house on August 27?

4. How many rooms were there in Bush Hill?

5. How old was Benjamin Rush in 1793?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Matthew Clarkson's upbringing and career.

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

3. Why were the black nurses criticized?

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

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

6. Why did Rev. J. Henry C. Helmuth believe that Philadelphia would feel God's displeasure?

7. Why didn't anyone notice when eight people died in two houses during one week at the beginning of August?

8. Describe Catherine LeMaigre's symptoms.

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

10. Who were the first two doctors called to see Catherine LeMaigre?

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