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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. 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) 3-4.
(b) 4-5.
(c) 2-3.
(d) 6-7.

2. What was the name of the newspaper that was printed at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Daily News.
(b) Inquirer.
(c) City Paper.
(d) The Federal Gazette.

3. What was the name of Dr. Rush's sister who died during the plague?
(a) Anna.
(b) Martha.
(c) Julia.
(d) Rebecca.

4. What was Charles Willson Peale's wife's name?
(a) Martha.
(b) Patience.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Betsy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?

4. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?

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

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