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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four: Confusion, Distress, and Utter Desolation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many French refugees fled a fierce slave rebellion?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 579.
(c) 712.
(d) 2,100.

2. What was the name of one of the rivers that was drying up near Philadelphia?
(a) Allegheny.
(b) Susquehanna.
(c) Lehigh.
(d) Delaware.

3. How many people lived in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 72,000.
(b) 51,000.
(c) 33,000.
(d) 48,000.

4. On August 27, how many senators from the Pennsylvania legislature met at the state house?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 17.

5. To Catherine LeMaigre, what part of her body did she feel as though it was burning up?
(a) Stomach.
(b) Back.
(c) Head.
(d) Face.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time that there was a yellow fever epidemic?

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

3. Where did John Bill Ricketts take his circus for the summer?

4. Who lent his house to George and Martha Washington?

5. When had Dr. Rush seen a similar sickness before?

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