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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?

3. How many humors did physicians believe there were in the human body?

4. About how many blacks in Philadelphia were slaves?

5. When did Clarkson ask the physicians from the College of Physicians to come to a meeting about the plague?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the volunteers from the Free African Society often find when they entered the homes of fever victims?

2. Describe Dr. Rush.

3. What was the problem with the French that troubled President Washington?

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

5. What did doctors base their medical thinking upon in the 1700s?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Catherine LeMaigre's symptoms.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Dr. Benjamin Rush to other doctors at the time.

Essay Topic 2

In 1793, President Washington was concerned about the French Revolution. Discuss the French Revolution and why it troubled Washington.

Essay Topic 3

Mayor Clarkson called for the formation of a special committee to run Philadelphia. Discuss the special committee and why it was formed.

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