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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chapter 17 - Part 6: Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did William Maxwell grow up?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Lincoln, Illinois.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Lubbock, Texas.

2. What symptom of the 1918 flu refers to a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood?
(a) Cyanosis.
(b) Ambiosis.
(c) Passive immunity.
(d) Regeneration.

3. Approximately when was Hippocrates born?
(a) 100 B.C.
(b) 140 B.C.
(c) 320 B.C.
(d) 460 B.C.

4. What is the title of Part 5 of the book?
(a) "Explosion."
(b) "The Warriors."
(c) "New Science."
(d) "Resolution."

5. Due to the 1918-1919 flu pandemic, one in every how many solders in the army died of influenza and its complications, according to the author in Chapter 20?
(a) 67.
(b) 34.
(c) 49.
(d) 82.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the president of the Johns Hopkins University when it was established?

2. Where was Josey Brown working when she fell ill?

3. What is the title of Part 1?

4. Who was the mayor of New Orleans when the U.S. entered WWI?

5. Who was William Henry Welch's assistant that went on to remake Harvard's medical school in the Hopkins's image?

(see the answer key)

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