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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. 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?

2. How old was the servant boy that Dr. Rush trained to open a vein and see the sick?

3. When did Stephen Girard contract a mild case of yellow fever?

4. In what alley did Helmuth find 40 dead?

5. After Dr. Rush's assistants bled him and administered the purge, how many days did it take for him to get back on his feet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were sleeping accommodations like in Germantown?

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

3. What other problems did Philadelphia have other than the plague?

4. What did Dr. Rush do when the College of Physicians declared that the plague had not been caused by yellow fever?

5. Who was Peter Helm?

6. Where did water come from in 1793?

7. What was vis medicatrix naturae?

8. Who was Stephen Girard?

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

10. Why were the special committee members taking a risk when they borrowed money to run the city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As more and more people died from the fever, Philadelphia was a completely changed place from before the plague struck. Compare and contrast Philadelphia before and after the plague.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 4, both the state and federal governments contributed to the continuing crisis caused by the plague. Discuss how the state and federal governments contributed to the crisis.

Essay Topic 3

The mayor of Philadelphia, Mattthew Clarkson, decided to stay in Philadelphia during the plague. Using examples from the book, discuss the pros and cons Clarkson may have considered before deciding whether to stay or flee.

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