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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 19 - 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the independent pieces of DNA that bacteria can sometimes share with each other?
(a) Brokers.
(b) Quarks.
(c) Plasmids.
(d) Cones.

2. Who created the polio vaccine?
(a) Dr. Jonas Salk.
(b) Dr. James Curran.
(c) Dr. Michael Riker.
(d) Dr. Edward Murrow.

3. Which advisor of Osterholm's does Osterholm remember as being particularly kind and empathetic towards him in Chapter 14?
(a) Dr. William Hausler.
(b) Dr. James Curran.
(c) Dr. Anthony Fauci.
(d) Dr. Samuel Clemens.

4. Where do the mosquitoes that carried the illness that affected Osterholm's son in Chapter 14 usually live?
(a) Deserts.
(b) Marshes.
(c) Standing puddles.
(d) Tree holes.

5. Who led President Obama's Ebola response effort?
(a) Joe Biden.
(b) Tommy Thompson.
(c) Tom Daschle.
(d) Ron Klain.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, which doctor does Osterholm identify as one of the first to demonstrate the importance of hand-washing?

2. What kinds of products does production slow down on as Osterholm's fictional pandemic worsens in Chapter 19?

3. What department did Osterholm direct from 2007 to 2014?

4. What kind of virus are both the MERS and SARS viruses?

5. Which professional was responsible for naming the HIV/AIDS virus in the early 1980s?

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