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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. Who was the governor of Maryland in 1793?
(a) Matthew Vining.
(b) John David Smythe.
(c) Thomas Sim Lee.
(d) Bryan Andrews.

2. What Revolutionary War hero wrote begging Dr. Rush for his help during the 1797 yellow fever epidemic?
(a) Thaddeus Kosciusko.
(b) Haym Solomon.
(c) Adam Monroe.
(d) Crispus Attucks.

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

4. During the plague, how many days might it take for a letter to be sent to or from Philadelphia?
(a) 10-14 days.
(b) 17 days.
(c) 3-6 days.
(d) 8 days.

5. In the 1700s, what was often prescribed to break a slight fever?
(a) Milk.
(b) Herb tea.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Brandy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did many people sprinkle around their rooms after whitewashing them?

2. For how many years had doctors been using bloodletting or phlebotomy?

3. After Dr. Rush seemed to be cured of yellow fever, how many patients sought him in a day?

4. By September 5, how many of Dr. Rush's patients did he claim improved with the Ten-and-Ten treatment?

5. What did A.B., a contributor to "Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser," find in rainwater barrels?

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