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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. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?
(a) 39.
(b) 60.
(c) 48.
(d) 57.

2. After Dr. Rush seemed to be cured of yellow fever, how many patients sought him in a day?
(a) 75.
(b) 200.
(c) 150.
(d) 100.

3. When did Dr. Rush hire a horse-drawn carriage and begin visiting patients after his bout with yellow fever?
(a) September 21.
(b) September 25.
(c) September 19.
(d) September 23.

4. In Chapter 6 in a letter to his wife, how many patients did Dr. Rush say that he was learning had died every morning?
(a) 2-3.
(b) 3-4.
(c) 6-7.
(d) 4-5.

5. How many high-ranking officials of the federal government were within a day's ride of Philadelphia?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?

2. What was the name of the doctor who had studied yellow fever, but never seen it?

3. How many physicians from the College of Physicians showed up when Matthew Clarkson called a meeting?

4. Where did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington meet as they traveled toward Philadelphia?

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

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