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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Incurable Wound.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the investigators find out about the conditions at the restaurant where the men had eaten?
(a) Unused.
(b) Out of date.
(c) Really clean.
(d) Unsanitary.

2. What kind of poisoning was first diagnosed when the men were brought in for medical attention?
(a) Food.
(b) Pesticide.
(c) Carbon monoxide.
(d) Chemical.

3. What was the food that all of the ill men had eaten, leading the investigators to believe there had been a misdiagnosis?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Toast.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Pancakes.

4. Who developed a vaccine for the rabies virus in the 1880s?
(a) Strick.
(b) Pasteur.
(c) Mendelhass.
(d) Curie.

5. In what area did the men live when they were stricken by their mysterious disease?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Boston.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Miami.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rabid _______ are a strong concern as there is no method of immunization for them.

2. What is the one term that Herman was able to utter when he was ill, helping officials find out the cause of his condition?

3. What is the only type of animal that carried the rabies virus, according to scientists at the time?

4. What had remained wet after the pipes had been fixed, leading to the contamination?

5. What is the source of the infection that was afflicting people in this section of the book?

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