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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 old was Benjamin Rush in 1793?
(a) 61.
(b) 39.
(c) 54.
(d) 47.

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

3. Where was the militia company stationed that shot off a cannon in Chapter 4?
(a) Fort Mifflin.
(b) Fort Gaddis.
(c) Fort Allen.
(d) Fort Ligonier.

4. In what part of the state house building were the rooms of Joseph Fry, the doorkeeper who died from the fever?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.

5. How long did George Washington plan to be gone from Philadelphia when he left the city?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 15 days.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Overseers were in charge of managing the city almshouse?

2. Where was Dr. Rush's wife that summer of 1793?

3. How many children did Clarkson have?

4. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?

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

(see the answer key)

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