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

2. How many times a day would Dr. Rush administer the Ten-and-Ten or Ten-and-Fifteen Treatment?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

4. What was the occupation of a man named Mr. Brooks who reopened his shop on October 31 and died of yellow fever on November 3?
(a) Cabinetmaker.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Silversmith.
(d) Apothecary.

5. How many times a day did Charles Willson Peale fire a musket inside his house?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Dr. Rush's sister who died during the plague?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, about how many persons were ill with the fever?

3. How many high-ranking officials of the federal government were within a day's ride of Philadelphia?

4. How old was the servant boy that Dr. Rush trained to open a vein and see the sick?

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

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