Fever 1793: Lesson 1 Summative Quiz

an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time

• epidemic

• revolution

• entomology

• morally

in a moral manner; virtuously

• entomology

• revolution

• morally

• lead

the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed

• entomology

• lead

• revolution

• epidemic

the branch of zoology dealing with insects

• lead

• epidemic

• entomology

• morally

an introductory section of a news story; a news story of chief importance

• revolution

• morally

• lead

• epidemic

What were the first symptoms of Yellow Fever?

• muscle pain

• fever

• jaundice

Philadelphia served as the United States capital between 1790-1800.

• True

• False

Approximately how many people died from the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia?

• 10,000

• 7,500

• 5,000

How was Yellow Fever carried?

• through livestock

• through mosquitoes

• through bees

When was Philadelphia founded?

• 1790

• 1783

• 1775

• 1682