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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 15 - 18).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?
(a) CIDRAP.
(b) MARBAP.
(c) CDC.
(d) MRYX.

2. Which disease did the Gates Foundation take the lead in trying to eradicate?
(a) Ebola.
(b) Dengue fever.
(c) Yellow Fever.
(d) Polio.

3. What was the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) known informally as when Osterholm was in medical school?
(a) The foot disease.
(b) The right disease.
(c) The crown disease.
(d) The kissing disease.

4. What can anthrax be hidden in its dried form, according to Osterholm?
(a) Soil.
(b) Cakes.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Any white powder.

5. What syndrome did Osterholm do extensive work on in the early 1980s?
(a) Toxic Shock Syndrome.
(b) Melliflu's Syndrome.
(c) Heisenberg's Syndrome.
(d) Marburg Syndrome.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which part of Minnesota did Osterholm investigate an outbreak of diarrheal illness in 1984?

2. Who introduced the term "black swan event"?

3. In what year was there a measles outbreak in Minnesota?

4. What group did congress establish in 2006 to help provide a good approach to vaccine development?

5. How much does Osterholm claim the worldwide pharmaceutical industry had in revenue in 2014?

(see the answer key)

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