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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven: By Twelve Only.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Free African Society founded?
(a) 1759.
(b) 1787.
(c) 1772.
(d) 1764.

2. What newspaper was printed occasionally by September?
(a) Federal Gazette.
(b) Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.
(c) National Gazette.
(d) Philadelphia Chronicle.

3. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?
(a) 1792.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1790.
(d) 1791.

4. What was the name of the doctor who had studied yellow fever, but never seen it?
(a) Dr. Samuel Griffitts.
(b) Dr. Benjamin Rush.
(c) Dr. William Currie.
(d) Dr. Benjamin Duffield.

5. How often had the College of Physicians promised to meet during the plague?
(a) Every Monday.
(b) Every Tuesday.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Every other week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was a French watercolor done to show a yellow fever victim in the early stages of the illness?

2. How many families did Jones and Allen visit in one day?

3. For how many days did Peter Helm and Stephen Girard attend to Bush HIll?

4. How many Guardians were in charge of caring for the poor who did not live in the city almshouse?

5. Where was the mansion located that was commandeered for a place to care for seriously ill patients?

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