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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine: A Delicate Situation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of church did Rev. J. Henry C. Helmuth pastor?
(a) Episcopal.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Congregational.
(d) Lutheran.

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

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

4. How many people died in two houses on the same street during one week?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. What did many people sprinkle around their rooms after whitewashing them?
(a) Ashes.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Baking soda.
(d) Vinegar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the newspaper that was printed at the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. When did George and Martha Washington leave Philadelphia?

3. How old was Israel Israel at the time of the plague?

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

5. Where did John Bill Ricketts take his circus for the summer?

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