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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 was Catherine LeMaigre's husband's name?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Peter.
(c) Thomas.
(d) William.

2. How many physicians from the College of Physicians showed up when Matthew Clarkson called a meeting?
(a) 16.
(b) 34.
(c) 25.
(d) 48.

3. 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.

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

5. What day of the week were the recommendations published from the College of Physicians?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. On August 27, how many senators from the Pennsylvania legislature met at the state house?

2. Who had President Washington put in charge when he left Philadelphia?

3. What was the name of Dr. Rush's sister who died during the plague?

4. When Rush contracted yellow fever again, how many days did he spend confined to bed unable to lift his head?

5. In which direction were the swamps near Philadelphia that had lost water due to the intense heat?

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