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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 12 - 14).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. On whose program did the creator of the polio vaccine announce that he was not patenting the vaccine in 1955?
(a) Walter Winchell's.
(b) James Jeffrie's.
(c) Edward R. Murrow's.
(d) Barbara Walter's.

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

4. In Chapter 6, Osterholm emphasizes that anthrax is not which of the following kinds of diseases?
(a) Stable.
(b) Hemorrhagic.
(c) Amorphous.
(d) Communicable.

5. Which Greek myth does Osterholm invoke in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Achilles's Heel.
(b) The Golden Fleece.
(c) The Minotaur and the Labyrinth.
(d) Pandora's Box.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what American city did one case of Ebola send shockwaves in 2015?

2. Which writer does Osterholm begin Chapter 12 with a quote from?

3. Which public health organization or government agency is in charge of mosquito control today, according to Osterholm?

4. What is the problem with the vaccine for yellow fever?

5. Which family member of Osterholm's contracted the HIV virus through a blood transfusion in the 1980s?

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