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Prologue - Part 2: Chapter 8

1. In what branch of the military was Paul Lewis a lieutenant commander in 1918?
(a) Marines.
(b) Navy.
(c) Army.
(d) Air Force.

2. With what university is the Henry Phipps Institute associated?
(a) New York University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) The University of Pennsylvania.

3. What is the lowest estimate of the death toll from the Spanish Flu, according to the author in the Prologue?
(a) 21 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 6 million.
(d) 12. million.

4. In 1900 in the United States, how many medical schools required their students to have a college degree for entrance?
(a) 10.
(b) 1.
(c) 50.
(d) 75.

5. What is the title of Part 1?
(a) "The Warriors."
(b) "The Onset."
(c) "Outbreak."
(d) "The Plague."

6. On what date was the launching of the John Hopkins University?
(a) March 14, 1863.
(b) December 12, 1899.
(c) September 12, 1876.
(d) June 12, 1864.

7. Who was the keynote speaker at the launching celebration for the John Hopkins University?
(a) William Budd.
(b) Samuel Tilden.
(c) Carl Ludwig.
(d) Thomas H. Huxley.

8. Who won the popular vote against Rutherford B. Hayes, but never took office?
(a) William Budd.
(b) Daniel Coit Gilman.
(c) Samuel Tilden.
(d) Elias Canetti.

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