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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 name of Clarkson's son who died during the plague?
(a) James.
(b) Gerard.
(c) Peter.
(d) William.

2. How many groups in Philadelphia stepped forward and offered to help with the sick and deceased?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. How many humors did physicians believe there were in the human body?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did some nurses begin receiving for tending the sick?

2. How many blacks were Jones and Allen in direct contact with who might have helped tend the sick?

3. How many times a day did Charles Willson Peale fire a musket inside his house?

4. What was Catherine LeMaigre's husband's name?

5. How long had medical professionals believed that disease was caused by body humors being out of balance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did the members of the Pennsylvania legislature become fearful two days after they began meeting at the statehouse?

4. What did the governor do about the plague?

5. Describe Dr. Rush.

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

7. Why were there an amazing number of flies and other insects in August 1793?

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

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

10. What were the main reasons why people stayed in the city during the plague?

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