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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 did Louis XVI die?
(a) In a dungeon with no food or water.
(b) Beheaded.
(c) Hung.
(d) Shot by a firing squad.

2. What was the name of the newspaper that was printed at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) The Federal Gazette.
(b) City Paper.
(c) Inquirer.
(d) Daily News.

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

4. Who was the owner of Bush Hill?
(a) George Smythe.
(b) William Hamilton.
(c) David Browning.
(d) Robert Ashworth.

5. What was the name of Clarkson's son who died during the plague?
(a) Peter.
(b) Gerard.
(c) James.
(d) William.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. On August 27, how many senators from the Pennsylvania legislature met at the state house?

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

5. How many physicians from the College of Physicians showed up when Matthew Clarkson called a meeting?

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