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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 15 - 18).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which 2004 report summarized the scientific community's concerns about bioterrorism?
(a) The Teller Report.
(b) The Morning Report.
(c) The Fink Report.
(d) The Starkum Report.

2. What does Osterholm say is the average time from vaccine development to public availability?
(a) About 15 years.
(b) About 3 years.
(c) About 1 year.
(d) About 10 years.

3. What bestelling book did Richard Preston write in 1994?
(a) Contagion.
(b) The Hot Zone.
(c) OUtbreak.
(d) The Shining.

4. Which doctor does Osterholm begin Chapter 2 with a quote from?
(a) Dr. Albert Schweitzer.
(b) Dr. Margaret Schweitzer.
(c) Dr. Jeanette Jenkins.
(d) Dr. Richard Hauser.

5. What brand of tampon turned out to be closely associated with cases of TSS in the 1980s?
(a) Rely.
(b) Assure.
(c) Be Free.
(d) Protect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Great Influenza?

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

3. What type of pneumonia did doctors begin to see in early HIV/AIDS patients?

4. In the 1918 flu epidemic, which population suffered a disproportionately high number of deaths?

5. Who introduced the term "black swan event"?

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