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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three: Church Bells Tolling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?
(a) 16.
(b) 41.
(c) 23.
(d) 37.

2. How many of his children did Charles Willson Peale shut inside his museum-residence along with himself and his wife?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

3. How old was Catherine LeMaigre when she became ill?
(a) 22.
(b) 27.
(c) 41.
(d) 33

4. What day of the week did Catherine LeMaigre die?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Tuesday.

5. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?
(a) Amblyopia.
(b) Strabismus.
(c) Blepharitis.
(d) Cataracts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many physicians were in Philadelphia in 1793?

2. What were the sewers called in Philadelphia?

3. How many people lived in Philadelphia in 1793?

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

5. To Catherine LeMaigre, what part of her body did she feel as though it was burning up?

(see the answer key)

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