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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. For how long does the author assert the influenza virus can remain infectious on a hard surface in Chapter 22?

2. Who is quoted in Chapter 22 as having said, 'Surely there is a time to submit to guidance and a time to take one's own way at all hazards" (277)?

3. How many people died in Philadelphia on October 1, 1918?

4. Who is the great French physiologist who is quoted in Chapter 22 as saying "Science teaches us to doubt" (274)?

5. Outside of what city was Camp Grant located, according to the author in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Providence Journal report on the pandemic, according to the author in Chapter 29?

2. Who was Rupert Blue and why is he important in the narrative?

3. What were the informational aspects of the pandemic that that scientists sought to discover, according to the author in Chapter 22?

4. How did William Henry Welch respond when he became infected with the flu?

5. What was the political landscape of Philadelphia in September of 1918?

6. Who was Richard Pfeiffer and why is his work noted in the book?

7. What were the results of Paul Lewis's flu vaccine trial described in Chapter 24?

8. Who was Colonel Charles Hagadorn and how did he die?

9. How did the 1918 flu affect the human lungs?

10. What does "the grippe" refer to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the military's responses to the 1918 flu pandemic. When and where did the pandemic break out? How did it spread? In what ways was the military responsible for its spread?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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