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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. How many times did it rain in September, 1793?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

2. Who was the owner of Bush Hill?
(a) George Smythe.
(b) Robert Ashworth.
(c) William Hamilton.
(d) David Browning.

3. Who lent his house to George and Martha Washington?
(a) Matthew Clarkson
(b) Benjamin Rush.
(c) Robert Morris.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

4. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) July 31.
(b) August 1.
(c) August 3.
(d) July 15.

5. How many pounds of blood did Dr. Rush and other doctors at that time believe that the human body held?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the second-year medical student who volunteered to help at Bush Hill?

2. To Catherine LeMaigre, what part of her body did she feel as though it was burning up?

3. How many people lived in Philadelphia in 1793?

4. Where did the sloop Amelia come from?

5. What eye condition did Matthew Clarkson have?

(see the answer key)

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