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An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 Quiz

Jim Murphy
This Study Guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of An American Plague.

An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 Quiz

Jim Murphy
This Study Guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of An American Plague.

Take our free An American Plague quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Whose letter did Dr. Rush find in his old medical books about the yellow plagues that had occurred in Virginia about fifty years earlier? (from Chapter Six: The Prince of Bleeders)

2.

What type of church did Reverend Mr. Helmuth pastor? (from Chapter Eight: this Unmerciful Enemy)

3.

How much money did the black leaders attempt to raise in order to build a new church? (from Chapter Five: It Was Our Duty)

4.

When did Dr. Rush hire a horse-drawn carriage and begin visiting patients after his bout with yellow fever? (from Chapter Six: The Prince of Bleeders)

5.

In the 1700s, how many times did yellow fever epidemics strike Manhattan and the surrounding towns? (from Chapter Eleven: A Modern-Day Time Bomb)

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