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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gaeton Dugas claimed to have slept with over how many people?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 252.
(c) 154.
(d) 2,500.

2. Who was convicted of the murder of Kitty Genovese?
(a) Ted Bundy.
(b) James Moorland.
(c) William Dupre.
(d) Winston Moseley.

3. What is the name of the company that produces Hush Puppies Shoes?
(a) Adidas.
(b) Entourage.
(c) Wolverine.
(d) Peppermill.

4. The author states in Chapter 1 that what year span saw the number of children in Baltimore born with syphilis spike considerably?
(a) 1989-1990.
(b) 1992-1993.
(c) 1995-1996.
(d) 1998-1999.

5. What does the author consider to be the third of the three rules of epidemics?
(a) The Law of the Few.
(b) The Stickiness Factor.
(c) The Power of Context.
(d) The Law of the Many.

Short Answer Questions

1. What researcher from Johns Hopkins University blames the syphilis epidemic in Baltimore on the breakdown of medical services in the city’s poorest neighborhoods, according to the author in Chapter 1?

2. What designer put a twenty-five foot Bassett hound on the roof of his Hollywood store, according to the author in the Introduction?

3. The author states that the tipping point for Hush Puppies Shoes came between what years?

4. What refers to a social psychological phenomenon where individuals do not offer any means of help in an emergency situation to the victim when other people are present?

5. What does the author consider to be the second of the three rules of epidemics?

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