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

2. Who was the governor of Maryland in 1793?
(a) John David Smythe.
(b) Bryan Andrews.
(c) Matthew Vining.
(d) Thomas Sim Lee.

3. How many patients did Dr. Rush's five assistants each see in one day after Dr. Rush's recovery?
(a) 30.
(b) 35.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

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

5. How many watchmen were supposed to watch the streets of Philadelphia at night?
(a) 23.
(b) 41.
(c) 16.
(d) 37.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the servant boy that Dr. Rush trained to open a vein and see the sick?

2. How many physicians from the College of Physicians showed up when Matthew Clarkson called a meeting?

3. When did George Washington make a personal inspection of Philadelphia?

4. In Chapter 6 in a letter to his wife, how many patients did Dr. Rush say that he was learning had died every morning?

5. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?

(see the answer key)

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