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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. What illness was seen in January of 1793?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Mumps.
(c) Measles.
(d) Scarlet fever.

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

3. What did many people sprinkle around their rooms after whitewashing them?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Ashes.
(c) Baking soda.
(d) Vinegar.

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

5. What was the name of a memorable poem written by Philip Freneau?
(a) Contagion.
(b) Fever.
(c) Pestilence.
(d) Plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many representatives met at the state house on August 27?

2. How many died from yellow fever on Saturday, October 12?

3. What year was a French watercolor done to show a yellow fever victim in the early stages of the illness?

4. How many shops were in Philadelphia in 1793?

5. How many died on September 8?

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