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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 9: Chapter 31 - Part 10: Chapter 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many local chapters were there in the American Red Cross when World War I ended?
(a) 3,677.
(b) 1,745.
(c) 3,864.
(d) 2,534.

2. When was the International Red Cross founded?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1919.

3. How old was William H. Park in 1918?
(a) 62.
(b) 48.
(c) 55.
(d) 65.

4. When did New York City's first influenza death occur in 1918?
(a) June 12.
(b) March 15.
(c) September 15.
(d) December 12.

5. What was the one place the Spanish flu virus had largely missed by early 1919?
(a) Canada.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the keynote speaker at the launching celebration for the John Hopkins University?

2. What did the U.S. population exceed in the year 2004?

3. What did the death toll ultimately reach in New York City alone from the Spanish flu pandemic?

4. What was the arsenic compound developed by Paul Ehrlich called that could cure syphilis patients?

5. With what university is the Henry Phipps Institute associated?

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