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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two: All Was Not Right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the nationality of the sailor who had a fever and seizures before he died on August 3?
(a) British.
(b) American.
(c) French.
(d) African.

2. How many physicians were in Philadelphia in 1793?
(a) 80.
(b) 25.
(c) 68.
(d) 57.

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

4. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) July 31.
(b) July 15.
(c) August 1.
(d) August 3.

5. What was the largest city in North America in 1793?
(a) Trenton.
(b) New York.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Charlestown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of church did Rev. J. Henry C. Helmuth pastor?

2. When did a savage storm hit the city bringing winds and torrents of rain?

3. What were the sewers called in Philadelphia?

4. How many people who contracted yellow fever usually died from it?

5. After a sailor died in a boarding house, who was the next person to die?

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