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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Dr. Deveze in 1793?
(a) 39.
(b) 34.
(c) 48.
(d) 41.

2. By the time Dr. Rush contracted yellow fever, how many doctors had died?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, about how many persons were ill with the fever?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 7,000.
(d) 8,000.

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

5. How many cords of wood did a subcommittee obtain before winter set in?
(a) 600.
(b) 300.
(c) 500.
(d) 400.

6. By September 17, how many burials were taking place daily?
(a) 75.
(b) 70.
(c) 80.
(d) 85.

7. Where did Dr. Rush apply to become a member of the medical faculty?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) University of Pennsylvania.
(d) John Hopkins.

8. Where was a Philadelphia woman and her black servant tarred and feathered?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Manhattan, New York.
(d) Milford, Delaware.

9. How much did Thomas Jefferson estimate that it cost him to get to Germantown?
(a) $5.
(b) $15.
(c) $45.
(d) $80.

10. In the 1700s, what was often prescribed to break a slight fever?
(a) Milk.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Herb tea.

11. What paper did Andrew Brown publish?
(a) Federal Gazette.
(b) Chronicle.
(c) National Gazette.
(d) Daily News.

12. How many times a day would Dr. Rush administer the Ten-and-Ten or Ten-and-Fifteen Treatment?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

13. When Israel Israel finally won an election of Pennsylvania state legislature, by how many votes did he win?
(a) 59.
(b) 328.
(c) 412.
(d) 38.

14. By September 5, how many of Dr. Rush's patients did he claim improved with the Ten-and-Ten treatment?
(a) 8 out of 10.
(b) 15 out of 20.
(c) 29 out of 30.
(d) 3 out of 5.

15. How much more did the committee spend than it had received in donations?
(a) $5,312.11.
(b) $12,194.05.
(c) $1,439.17.
(d) $3,245.12.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Dr. Rush seemed to be cured of yellow fever, how many patients sought him in a day?

2. Of what type of church was Reverend John Schmidt a pastor?

3. How many whale oil streetlamps were in Philadelphia in 1793?

4. How many pounds of blood did Dr. Rush and other doctors at that time believe that the human body held?

5. When did Dr. Rush realize that he had yellow fever?

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