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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 newspaper was printed occasionally by September?
(a) Philadelphia Chronicle.
(b) Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.
(c) Federal Gazette.
(d) National Gazette.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, about how many persons were ill with the fever?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 7,000.

3. How many died from yellow fever on Saturday, October 12?
(a) 111.
(b) 124.
(c) 62.
(d) 89.

4. By September 17, how many burials were taking place daily?
(a) 80.
(b) 85.
(c) 70.
(d) 75.

5. How often had the College of Physicians promised to meet during the plague?
(a) Every Monday.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every other week.
(d) Every Tuesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many high-ranking officials of the federal government were within a day's ride of Philadelphia?

2. After Dr. Rush seemed to be cured of yellow fever, how many patients sought him in a day?

3. What was the occupation of a man named Mr. Brooks who reopened his shop on October 31 and died of yellow fever on November 3?

4. In what alley did Helmuth find 40 dead?

5. By the first of September, how many people were jammed into Bush Hill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Secretary of War Henry Knox do when President Washington left him in charge of the government in Philadelphia?

2. What type of news did Philip Freneau print during the plague?

3. When Jones and Allen took Carey to task for things he wrote in his book about blacks, what did Carey add to his book?

4. What was the Ten-and-Ten treatment?

5. What was bloodletting?

6. What was vis medicatrix naturae?

7. Who was Stephen Girard?

8. How did landlords respond during the plague?

9. Who was Peter Helm?

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

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