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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven: By Twelve Only.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doctor wrote about the disgusting aspects of the vomit that spewed from fever victims?
(a) William Lewis.
(b) Walter Reed.
(c) Benjamin Rush.
(d) Isaac Cathrall.

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

3. How old was Benjamin Rush in 1793?
(a) 47.
(b) 54.
(c) 39.
(d) 61.

4. When was the last time that there was a yellow fever epidemic?
(a) 1784.
(b) 1719.
(c) 1762.
(d) 1684,

5. How many rooms were there in Bush Hill?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was a Philadelphia woman and her black servant tarred and feathered?

2. What year was a French watercolor done to show a yellow fever victim in the early stages of the illness?

3. A few days before being called to care for Catherine LeMaigre, which doctor had lost his daughter to the same fever?

4. How much did some nurses begin receiving for tending the sick?

5. What was the average yearly income in Philadelphia in 1793?

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