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

2. Where was the militia company stationed that shot off a cannon in Chapter 4?
(a) Fort Ligonier.
(b) Fort Allen.
(c) Fort Mifflin.
(d) Fort Gaddis.

3. Who was the governor of Pennsylvania in 1793?
(a) McKean.
(b) Findlay.
(c) Mifflin.
(d) Snyder.

4. How many physicians from the College of Physicians showed up when Matthew Clarkson called a meeting?
(a) 16.
(b) 25.
(c) 34.
(d) 48.

5. What day of the week were the recommendations published from the College of Physicians?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the largest city in North America in 1793?

2. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?

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

4. After a sailor died in a boarding house, who was the next person to die?

5. What was the name of one of the rivers that was drying up near Philadelphia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In her journal, what did Elizabeth Drinker say about the fever on August 28?

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

4. Why was there a stench originating from Ball's Wharf?

5. Describe Matthew Clarkson's upbringing and career.

6. What did the governor do about the plague?

7. What business was conducted by the members of the Pennsylvania legislature before they adjourned?

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

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

10. Describe Dr. Rush.

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