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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. How many representatives met at the state house on August 27?

3. How often would Catherine LeMaigre vomit?

4. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?

5. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Matthew Clarkson's upbringing and career.

2. What was the problem with the French that troubled President Washington?

3. Why was the Free African Society founded?

4. Why did Rev. J. Henry C. Helmuth believe that Philadelphia would feel God's displeasure?

5. In her journal, what did Elizabeth Drinker say about the fever on August 28?

6. What business was conducted by the members of the Pennsylvania legislature before they adjourned?

7. What did the volunteers from the Free African Society often find when they entered the homes of fever victims?

8. Describe Catherine LeMaigre's symptoms.

9. What did most doctors in Philadelphia believe caused the sickness?

10. Why did Benjamin Rush ask the Free African society to help nurse the sick and attend to the dead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Dr. Benjamin Rush to other doctors at the time.

Essay Topic 2

The black nurses who cared for the sick were accused of price gouging. Discuss price gouging and how Mayor Clarkson dealt with the matter.

Essay Topic 3

Members of the College of Physicians had different recommendations for dealing with the fever. Compare and contrast how different members of the College of Physicians recommended dealing with the fever.

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