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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which medical center in South Korea was shut down temporarily due to a MERS outbreak there in 2015?
(a) Marriott Medical Center.
(b) Kinowa Medical Center.
(c) Kumbwa Medical Center.
(d) Samsung Medical Center.

2. In Chapter 17, which doctor does Osterholm identify as one of the first to demonstrate the importance of hand-washing?
(a) Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis.
(b) Dr. Richard Siemmler.
(c) Dr. Bronwyn Mawbry.
(d) Dr. Marco Iqubal.

3. In the 1918 flu epidemic, which population suffered a disproportionately high number of deaths?
(a) Young people.
(b) Old people.
(c) Women.
(d) Spanish people.

4. Which doctor is widely credited with discovering the first antibiotics?
(a) Dr. James Curran.
(b) Dr. Edward Jenner.
(c) Dr. Alexander Fleming.
(d) Dr. John Snow.

5. What is a term meaning that a pathogen causes severe and fatal disease?
(a) Death-potential.
(b) Black-out potential.
(c) Stark mark.
(d) High-pathogenicity.

6. Who was one of the first physicians to name and discover the SARS virus in 2003?
(a) Dr. Lou Chen.
(b) Dr. Karen Jenkins.
(c) Dr. Hazim Nadim.
(d) Dr. Carlo Urbani.

7. How many West African children were orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in 2014?
(a) About 10,000.
(b) About 30,000.
(c) About 100,000.
(d) About 50,000.

8. In Chapter 14, what does Osterholm's father do that devastates Osterholm?
(a) Injures Osterholm so that he can not play sports any longer.
(b) Destroys some of Osterholm's lab equipment.
(c) Injures Osterholm's sister.
(d) Injures Osterholm's mother.

9. Which child of Osterholm's came across her sibling's unnamed case in a medical presentation while in medical school?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Erin.
(c) Laura.
(d) Jennifer.

10. Which two cities were initially on the WHO's travel alert because of SARS in 2003?
(a) New York and Beijing.
(b) Guangdong and Hong Kong.
(c) Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
(d) Chicago and Hong Kong.

11. What kind of creatures are mosquitos?
(a) Amphibians.
(b) Arthropods.
(c) Mammals.
(d) Arachnids.

12. What is the name of Osterholm's son who became ill from a mosquito-borne illness?
(a) Eric.
(b) Michael.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Ryan.

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

14. Where did the 2012 outbreak of MERS seem to originate?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Israel.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Morocco.

15. Osterholm notes in Chapter 17 that in his experience, what gets acted upon is related to which of the following?
(a) What gets money.
(b) What gets counted.
(c) What gets the right person's attention.
(d) What scares enough people.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Dengue first identified?

2. What are the independent pieces of DNA that bacteria can sometimes share with each other?

3. Where does Dr. Sean Wasserman worry there might be another yellow fever outbreak in the near future?

4. By the end of July in 2015, what was the Korean MERS death toll?

5. Which public health agency issued a document about warning signs of Influenza strains in 2015?

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