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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the servant boy that Dr. Rush trained to open a vein and see the sick?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

2. How old was Stephen Girard in 1793?
(a) 56.
(b) 43.
(c) 64.
(d) 36.

3. How many died from the plague on October 7?
(a) 92.
(b) 98.
(c) 82.
(d) 84.

4. By the first of September, how many people were jammed into Bush Hill?
(a) Over 100.
(b) Nearly 150.
(c) Around 50.
(d) About 75.

5. When was someone hired to design and construct Philadelphia's first waterworks?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1799.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1801.

6. How many weeks did Henry Knox spend in quarantine?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

7. When did Stephen Girard contract a mild case of yellow fever?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) July.

8. Who was hired to design and construct Philadelphia's first waterworks?
(a) Davis Nance.
(b) Franklin Rosling.
(c) Gray Peters.
(d) Benjamin Latrobe.

9. When did President Washington leave Mount Vernon and head north?
(a) November 4.
(b) October 28.
(c) October 17.
(d) November 12.

10. How old was Dr. Deveze in 1793?
(a) 34.
(b) 39.
(c) 41.
(d) 48.

11. Where was Stephen Girard born?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

12. Where was a Philadelphia woman and her black servant tarred and feathered?
(a) Milford, Delaware.
(b) Manhattan, New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Massachusetts.

13. Who had President Washington put in charge when he left Philadelphia?
(a) Henry Knox.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) James Madison.
(d) John Hancock.

14. When did George Washington make a personal inspection of Philadelphia?
(a) November 15.
(b) November 20.
(c) November 10.
(d) November 1.

15. How many high-ranking officials of the federal government were within a day's ride of Philadelphia?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many whale oil streetlamps were in Philadelphia in 1793?

2. What was the name of Dr. Rush's sister who died during the plague?

3. On what day did the death toll fall below thirty?

4. By September 5, how many of Dr. Rush's patients did he claim improved with the Ten-and-Ten treatment?

5. After Dr. Rush's assistants bled him and administered the purge, how many days did it take for him to get back on his feet?

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