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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which animal does Osterholm think helped spread MERS to humans?
(a) Cats.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Camels.

3. How long had researchers known about the Zika virus before the 2016 outbreak?
(a) About 10 years.
(b) About 20 years.
(c) About 70 years.
(d) About 200 years.

4. Which hotel in Hong Kong became a central place for the spread of SARS in 2003?
(a) The Crown Plaza Hotel.
(b) The Hong Kong Hilton.
(c) The Mariott Intercontinental.
(d) The Metropole Hotel.

5. Who wrote the book The Great Influenza?
(a) John Snow.
(b) James Curran.
(c) John Barry.
(d) Edward Jenner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What potentially deadly diarrhea does the overuse of antibiotics put patients at risk for?

2. Which advisor of Osterholm's does Osterholm remember as being particularly kind and empathetic towards him in Chapter 14?

3. What word does Osterholm deliberately use when discussing the use of new antibiotics throughout history?

4. Which illness did Osterholm initially fear his son might have contracted in Chapter 14?

5. What is the name of Osterholm's son who became ill from a mosquito-borne illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dr. Anne Schuchat at the CDC say about the tools available to fight a disease like SARS?

2. What does Osterholm write that Zika is the first example of in his career in public health?

3. How does Osterholm characterize most Americans' attitude towards mosquitoes?

4. In Chapter 18, what does John Barry, author of The Great Influenza, say is the first thing to understand about influenza?

5. In Chapter 16, who was one of the first doctors to discover the power of antibiotics and how did he make this discovery?

6. Why does Osterholm think many doctors prescribe antibiotics even when they think they will do the patient no good?

7. In Chapter 14, what does Osterholm remember Dr. Hausler for, especially during a difficult personal episode for Osterholm?

8. What was the most serious complication of the Zika virus that merged in the Americas in 2015?

9. Why does Osterholm claim a personal stake in studying mosquito-borne illnesses?

10. Why does Osterholm argue that cancer and heart disease kill so many more people today than they did a century ago?

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