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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 George Washington make a personal inspection of Philadelphia?
(a) November 15.
(b) November 10.
(c) November 20.
(d) November 1.

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

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

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

5. How many bleedings did the Free African Society perform?
(a) Over 800.
(b) 600.
(c) 750.
(d) About 500.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Matthew Clarkson when the plague struck Philadelphia?

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

3. By the time Dr. Rush contracted yellow fever, how many doctors had died?

4. When did Clarkson ask the physicians from the College of Physicians to come to a meeting about the plague?

5. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?

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