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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight: this Unmerciful Enemy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many died on September 8?
(a) 42.
(b) 64.
(c) 38.
(d) 51.

2. How often had the College of Physicians promised to meet during the plague?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Every Monday.
(c) Every Tuesday.
(d) Every other week.

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

4. When did Dr. Rush hire a horse-drawn carriage and begin visiting patients after his bout with yellow fever?
(a) September 25.
(b) September 23.
(c) September 21.
(d) September 19.

5. When had Dr. Rush seen a similar sickness before?
(a) 1762.
(b) 1771.
(c) 1784.
(d) 1750.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people do historians estimate fled from Philadelphia during the fever?

2. What illness was seen in January of 1793?

3. How many rooms were there in Bush Hill?

4. What did physicians call the tiny reddish sores that erupted on individuals who had the plague?

5. What type of church did Reverend Mr. Helmuth pastor?

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