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

2. On August 27, how many senators from the Pennsylvania legislature met at the state house?

3. How much money was donated to refugees from Santo Domingo?

4. How old was Isaac Heston when the plague struck Philadelphia?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Dr. Rush.

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Matthew Clarkson's upbringing and career.

9. What did the governor do about the plague?

10. What did Dr. Benjamin Duffield recommend be done to deal with the fever?

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

Compare and contrast the treatments that various doctors used during the plague.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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