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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. After a sailor died in a boarding house, who was the next person to die?
(a) Mr. Peter Aston.
(b) Mr. Moore.
(c) Mrs. Richard Parkinson.
(d) Mr. Denny.

2. How many representatives met at the state house on August 27?
(a) 36.
(b) 23.
(c) 41.
(d) 18.

3. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?
(a) 60.
(b) 48.
(c) 57.
(d) 39.

4. Who was the governor of Pennsylvania in 1793?
(a) McKean.
(b) Mifflin.
(c) Snyder.
(d) Findlay.

5. When did Clarkson ask the physicians from the College of Physicians to come to a meeting about the plague?
(a) August 25.
(b) August 14.
(c) August 28.
(d) August 19.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the owner of Bush Hill?

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

4. How many times a day did Charles Willson Peale fire a musket inside his house?

5. What cargo did the sloop Amelia bring to Philadelphia?

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