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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. From Rev.Helmuth's congregation, how many died at the beginning of October?

2. When did Dr. Rush hire a horse-drawn carriage and begin visiting patients after his bout with yellow fever?

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

4. On what day did the death toll fall below thirty?

5. Which member of the special committee was in charge of providing food for the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Stephen Girard?

2. How did Dr. Jean Deveze treat fever patients?

3. What was vis medicatrix naturae?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what were conditions like at Bush Hill?

5. What was bloodletting?

6. What signs were there that the fever seemed to be gaining in strength and deadliness in Chapter 8?

7. Why did it seem that the entire city had collapsed at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yellow fever is compared to a time bomb. Discuss why yellow fever is a "modern-day time bomb."

Essay Topic 2

The plague was referred to as an "Unmerciful Enemy." Why? Discuss why the plague was referred to as an "Unmerciful Enemy."

Essay Topic 3

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

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