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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: Thirdworldization.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the confirmed source of the first epidemic of Legionnaire's disease?
(a) Mosquitos.
(b) Mouse feces.
(c) Bad plumbing.
(d) Air conditioning.

2. In Chapter 10: "Distant Thunder," the author writes that Harvey Milk was assassinated in what year?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1962.

3. In Chapter 8: "Revolution," the author writes that the medical field discovered _____________, causing things to drastically change.
(a) Government subsidies.
(b) Genetic engineering.
(c) Vaccinations.
(d) Insurance loopholes.

4. What did Karl Johnson's team discover to be the culprit of the Bolivian disease in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?
(a) Owl droppings.
(b) Bed bugs.
(c) Roach feces.
(d) Mouse urine.

5. What is a form of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii?
(a) Schistosomiasis.
(b) Junin.
(c) Swine Flu.
(d) Pneumocystis pneumonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leprosy has affected humanity for over how many years?

2. What refers to an epidemic of an infectious disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region?

3. What disease did children with malaria contract after being required to have nearly complete blood transfusions?

4. What was the third social epidemic noted by WHO?

5. What, along with other chemicals, was used to eradicate the mosquito causing an increase in sand flies?

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