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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. When did Clarkson ask the physicians from the College of Physicians to come to a meeting about the plague?
(a) August 19.
(b) August 14.
(c) August 25.
(d) August 28.

2. Of what type of church was Reverend John Schmidt a pastor?
(a) Presbyterian.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Episcopal.

3. How many patients did Dr. Rush's five assistants each see in one day after Dr. Rush's recovery?
(a) 40.
(b) 25.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

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

5. When did George Washington make a personal inspection of Philadelphia?
(a) November 10.
(b) November 20.
(c) November 1.
(d) November 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did some whites charge to put a corpse in a coffin and haul it to a waiting wagon?

2. When was a portrait of Absalom Jones painted by Raphaelle?

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

4. When Rush contracted yellow fever again, how many days did he spend confined to bed unable to lift his head?

5. In which direction were the swamps near Philadelphia that had lost water due to the intense heat?

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