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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. Where did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington meet as they traveled toward Philadelphia?
(a) Boston.
(b) Concord.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Baltimore.

2. How many times a day would Dr. Rush administer the Ten-and-Ten or Ten-and-Fifteen Treatment?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. During the plague, how many days might it take for a letter to be sent to or from Philadelphia?
(a) 17 days.
(b) 3-6 days.
(c) 10-14 days.
(d) 8 days.

4. What did A.B., a contributor to "Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser," find in rainwater barrels?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Dead cats.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Dead dogs.

5. How many physicians from the College of Physicians showed up when Matthew Clarkson called a meeting?
(a) 48.
(b) 34.
(c) 25.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, about how many persons were ill with the fever?

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

4. Who was the governor of Maryland in 1793?

5. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?

(see the answer key)

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