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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten: Improvements and the Public Gratitude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was hired to design and construct Philadelphia's first waterworks?
(a) Davis Nance.
(b) Benjamin Latrobe.
(c) Franklin Rosling.
(d) Gray Peters.

2. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?
(a) Amblyopia.
(b) Blepharitis.
(c) Cataracts.
(d) Strabismus.

3. What was the name of the newspaper that was printed at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Daily News.
(b) The Federal Gazette.
(c) Inquirer.
(d) City Paper.

4. How many of his children did Charles Willson Peale shut inside his museum-residence along with himself and his wife?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

5. What newspaper was printed occasionally by September?
(a) Federal Gazette.
(b) Philadelphia Chronicle.
(c) National Gazette.
(d) Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Dr. Rush realize that he had yellow fever?

2. How much more did the committee spend than it had received in donations?

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

4. According to Dr. Hodge, where did the first deaths from the fever happen?

5. Where was the mansion located that was commandeered for a place to care for seriously ill patients?

(see the answer key)

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