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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. When did President Washington leave Mount Vernon and head north?
(a) October 28.
(b) November 4.
(c) November 12.
(d) October 17.

2. How old was the servant boy that Dr. Rush trained to open a vein and see the sick?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

3. What did many people sprinkle around their rooms after whitewashing them?
(a) Baking soda.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Ashes.
(d) Dirt.

4. Who had President Washington put in charge when he left Philadelphia?
(a) Henry Knox.
(b) John Hancock.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the governor of Maryland in 1793?

2. In the 1700s, what was often prescribed to break a slight fever?

3. How many times a day would Dr. Rush administer the Ten-and-Ten or Ten-and-Fifteen Treatment?

4. When did George Washington make a personal inspection of Philadelphia?

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

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