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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whose farm was Major Christian Piercy put out of a stagecoach?
(a) Drangers.
(b) Caulkins.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Eldridge.

2. What decorated houses where people were sick from the yellow fever?
(a) Tiny red flags.
(b) A skull and crossbones.
(c) Small blue stars.
(d) A notice from the city.

3. When Israel Israel finally won an election of Pennsylvania state legislature, by how many votes did he win?
(a) 412.
(b) 328.
(c) 38.
(d) 59.

4. By September 5, how many of Dr. Rush's patients did he claim improved with the Ten-and-Ten treatment?
(a) 8 out of 10.
(b) 29 out of 30.
(c) 3 out of 5.
(d) 15 out of 20.

5. How much did some whites charge to put a corpse in a coffin and haul it to a waiting wagon?
(a) $43.
(b) $6.
(c) $51.
(d) $12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what type of church was Reverend John Schmidt a pastor?

2. What was the occupation of a man named Mr. Brooks who reopened his shop on October 31 and died of yellow fever on November 3?

3. How old was Dr. Deveze in 1793?

4. How much did a jury award Dr. Rush including court costs when he sued Cobbett for libel?

5. When did Stephen Girard contract a mild case of yellow fever?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the special committee members taking a risk when they borrowed money to run the city?

2. Who Was Dolley Payne Todd?

3. What signs were there that the fever seemed to be gaining in strength and deadliness in Chapter 8?

4. Where did water come from in 1793?

5. Why did Dr. Rush continue seeing patients when he had yellow fever himself?

6. What did Secretary of War Henry Knox do when President Washington left him in charge of the government in Philadelphia?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what were conditions like at Bush Hill?

8. What did George Washington do on November 10?

9. Who was Peter Helm?

10. What did Rev. Helmuth write about visits he made at night to visit the sick?

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