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

2. When did the fever reappear in Philadelphia?
(a) 1798 and 1804.
(b) 1795, 1797, 1799, 1801.
(c) 1794, 1796, 1797, and 1798.
(d) 1796 and 1803.

3. After Dr. Rush seemed to be cured of yellow fever, how many patients sought him in a day?
(a) 100.
(b) 150.
(c) 200.
(d) 75.

4. How many whale oil streetlamps were in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 662.
(b) 434.
(c) 514.
(d) 370.

5. For how many years had doctors been using bloodletting or phlebotomy?
(a) About 1,000.
(b) More than 2,500.
(c) Over 3,000.
(d) Nearly 3,500.

Short Answer Questions

1. On October 17, which committee member wrote in the official minutes that the fever was winning?

2. Where did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington meet as they traveled toward Philadelphia?

3. What was Dolley Payne Todd's husband's name?

4. Where was a Philadelphia woman and her black servant tarred and feathered?

5. How much did the citizens of Manhattan send to aid Philadelphians?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Dr. Rush continue seeing patients when he had yellow fever himself?

2. What was vis medicatrix naturae?

3. Why were conditions so desperate at Bush Hill?

4. Who was Peter Helm?

5. What problem did Thomas Sim Lee, governor of Maryland, ask Washington to help him solve?

6. What did Rev. Helmuth write about visits he made at night to visit the sick?

7. What type of treatment did Dr. Rush prescribe at the beginning of the epidemic?

8. What was bloodletting?

9. How did landlords respond during the plague?

10. What other problems did Philadelphia have other than the plague?

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