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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 weeks did Henry Knox spend in quarantine?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. How many high-ranking officials of the federal government were within a day's ride of Philadelphia?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. When did Matthew Clarkson become mayor of Philadelphia?
(a) 1792.
(b) 1791.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1790.

4. What doctor wrote about the disgusting aspects of the vomit that spewed from fever victims?
(a) Benjamin Rush.
(b) William Lewis.
(c) Walter Reed.
(d) Isaac Cathrall.

5. How many groups in Philadelphia stepped forward and offered to help with the sick and deceased?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the newspaper that was printed at the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. When did a savage storm hit the city bringing winds and torrents of rain?

3. How much money did the black leaders attempt to raise in order to build a new church?

4. After a sailor died in a boarding house, who was the next person to die?

5. How many families did Jones and Allen visit in one day?

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