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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten: Improvements and the Public Gratitude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Dolley Payne Todd go during the fever outbreak?
(a) Camden.
(b) Providence.
(c) Gray's Ferry.
(d) Germantown.

2. Of what type of church was Reverend John Schmidt a pastor?
(a) Episcopal.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Presbyterian.

3. What was the nationality of the sailor who had a fever and seizures before he died on August 3?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) African.
(d) French.

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

5. How many representatives met at the state house on August 27?
(a) 41.
(b) 18.
(c) 36.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often had the College of Physicians promised to meet during the plague?

2. How many Overseers were in charge of managing the city almshouse?

3. How many times a day would Dr. Rush administer the Ten-and-Ten or Ten-and-Fifteen Treatment?

4. How many people do historians estimate fled from Philadelphia during the fever?

5. Where was the mansion located that was commandeered for a place to care for seriously ill patients?

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