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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. Where did the sloop Amelia come from?
(a) Borneo.
(b) Antigua.
(c) Bahamas.
(d) Santo Domingo.

2. How many blacks were Jones and Allen in direct contact with who might have helped tend the sick?
(a) 350.
(b) 150.
(c) 300.
(d) 250.

3. What was the name of the doctor who had studied yellow fever, but never seen it?
(a) Dr. Benjamin Rush.
(b) Dr. Benjamin Duffield.
(c) Dr. Samuel Griffitts.
(d) Dr. William Currie.

4. How many humors did physicians believe there were in the human body?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

5. Where was the city almshouse located?
(a) Ashton St.
(b) Spruce St.
(c) Main St.
(d) Water St.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the occupation of a man named Mr. Brooks who reopened his shop on October 31 and died of yellow fever on November 3?

2. Who lent his house to George and Martha Washington?

3. What cargo did the sloop Amelia bring to Philadelphia?

4. Where did federal department heads move their offices?

5. How much did the citizens of Manhattan send to aid Philadelphians?

(see the answer key)

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