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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chapter 17 - Part 6: Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what branch of the military was Paul Lewis a lieutenant commander in 1918?
(a) Marines.
(b) Navy.
(c) Army.
(d) Air Force.

2. Who was William Henry Welch's assistant that went on to remake Harvard's medical school in the Hopkins's image?
(a) William Councilman.
(b) Samuel Tilden.
(c) Elias Canetti.
(d) Daniel Coit Gilman.

3. What is the title of Part 6?
(a) "The Warriors."
(b) "Explosion."
(c) "The Pestilence."
(d) "Annihilation."

4. What symptom of the 1918 flu refers to a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood?
(a) Ambiosis.
(b) Cyanosis.
(c) Passive immunity.
(d) Regeneration.

5. Who was the Philadelphia public health director when the outbreak of 1918 flu began in the city?
(a) Carl Ludwig.
(b) Wilmer Krusen.
(c) Jacob Henle.
(d) Rupert Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1900 in the United States, how many medical schools required their students to have a college degree for entrance?

2. What was tuberculosis called by laypeople?

3. How many local chapters were there in the American Red Cross when the U.S. entered the Great War?

4. Where is the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine located?

5. How many civilians were admitted to Philadelphia hospitals on September 27, 1918 suffering from influenza?

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