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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which doctor is widely credited with discovering the first antibiotics?
(a) Dr. James Curran.
(b) Dr. Alexander Fleming.
(c) Dr. John Snow.
(d) Dr. Edward Jenner.

2. Which writer does Osterholm begin Chapter 12 with a quote from?
(a) William Gibson.
(b) Mary Shelly.
(c) Roy Strong.
(d) Ted Chiang.

3. How many West African children were orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in 2014?
(a) About 100,000.
(b) About 50,000.
(c) About 10,000.
(d) About 30,000.

4. Which Florida Senator expressed alarm over mosquito-borne infections in the aftermath of the Zika outbreak?
(a) Jeb Bush.
(b) Rick Sanchez.
(c) Marco Rubio.
(d) Rick Scott.

5. What happened to government interest in a SARS vaccine when the outbreak was contained by the summer of 2003?
(a) It intensified.
(b) Interest in a vaccine shifted from government to philanthropic entities.
(c) It dwindled.
(d) Interest in a vaccine shifted from government to private sector stakeholders.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does Osterholm name as the king of infectious diseases?

2. What was the average life-expectancy in the United States in 2009?

3. Which public health agency issued a document about warning signs of Influenza strains in 2015?

4. What kind of creatures are mosquitos?

5. What does Osterholm say is currently the most important vector-borne virus disease that affects humans?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what is one of the theories about how the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa began?

2. What was the likely origin of the MERS outbreak that began in 2012?

3. In Chapter 14, what does Osterholm remember Dr. Hausler for, especially during a difficult personal episode for Osterholm?

4. What is one of Osterholm's fears about how a virus like Ebola could possibly mutate to become worse?

5. In 2015, where did a severe new strain of flu appear in the United States?

6. In Chapter 12, why does Osterholm think President Obama's choice of Ron Klain to head his Ebola task force in 2014 was inspired?

7. What was the most serious complication of the Zika virus that merged in the Americas in 2015?

8. How does Osterholm characterize most Americans' attitude towards mosquitoes?

9. Why does Osterholm claim a personal stake in studying mosquito-borne illnesses?

10. Why does Osterholm believe the public is so fearful of diseases like Ebola?

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