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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Introduction - Chapter 6).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which part of Minnesota did Osterholm investigate an outbreak of diarrheal illness in 1984?
(a) Framewood.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Brainerd.
(d) Willow.

2. The use of which of the following pathogens shut down a major senate office building in 2001?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Measles.
(d) Anthrax.

3. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1998.

4. Who was the head of the first meeting Osterholm attended about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, before doctors knew what they were dealing with?
(a) Dr. Michael Redfield.
(b) Dr. James Curran.
(c) Dr. Lauren Collins.
(d) Dr. Deborah Hinkle.

5. In what American city did one case of Ebola send shockwaves in 2015?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Dallas, Texas.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which doctor does Osterholm begin Chapter 2 with a quote from?

2. What was the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) known informally as when Osterholm was in medical school?

3. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?

4. What brand of tampon turned out to be closely associated with cases of TSS in the 1980s?

5. What does Osterholm identify as the first pathogen of pandemic potential in Chapter 4?

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