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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what university did the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City come to be associated?

2. What is the title of Part 1?

3. Where was William Henry Welch born?

4. The author states in Chapter 1 that there are two most important questions in science. What is the second?

5. What was sauerkraut renamed in the U.S. during WWI?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Sedition Act of 1918?

2. What was the most noteworthy aspect of those who were killed by the Spanish flu?

3. When was Johns Hopkins University founded? Why was it important?

4. What is the one purpose of a virus, according to the author?

5. How does pneumonia kill humans?

6. Give a brief description of Woodrow Wilson's political career. During what years was he president?

7. How did the second wave of the 1918 flu differ from the first?

8. What were the conditions like at Camp Devens when the pandemic hit?

9. Who was Xavier Bichat and for what was he most known?

10. What aspects of military operations made the 1918 flu more likely to spread?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe three examples of symbolism in The Great Influenza. What is being represented? How does this symbol relate to you? How does the symbol relate universally?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the plot structure of The Great Influenza. Where is the inciting incident? What marks the climax of the narrative? What information does the author reveal in the denouement?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the life and career of Rufus Cole. Where was Rufus Cole working when the flu pandemic broke out? What were his responsibilities in relation to the outbreak? What were his achievements?

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