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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. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?
(a) Cataracts.
(b) Strabismus.
(c) Blepharitis.
(d) Amblyopia.

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

3. Where did Thomas Jefferson and George Washington meet as they traveled toward Philadelphia?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Boston.
(d) Concord.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?

3. During the plague, how many days might it take for a letter to be sent to or from Philadelphia?

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?

5. When did Dr. Rush hire a horse-drawn carriage and begin visiting patients after his bout with yellow fever?

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