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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. How often would Catherine LeMaigre vomit?

2. What day of the week did Catherine LeMaigre die?

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

4. How many people lived in Philadelphia in 1793?

5. What did many people sprinkle around their rooms after whitewashing them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did A.B. recommend be done to curb the fever in Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser?

2. Why were the black nurses criticized?

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

4. Why was a constitutional crisis set in motion when Washington left Philadelphia?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Matthew Clarkson's upbringing and career.

10. Who decided that a cannon should be fired in the streets of Philadelphia at the end of August?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The black nurses who cared for the sick were accused of price gouging. Discuss price gouging and how Mayor Clarkson dealt with the matter.

Essay Topic 2

Medical practices were in flux at the end of the eighteenth century. Discuss medical practices at the time of the plague and how these practices were changing.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss duty and individuals who were or were not committed to doing their duty during the plague.

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