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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the arsenic compound developed by Paul Ehrlich called that could cure syphilis patients?

2. Who was the civilian surgeon general and head of the U.S. Public Health Service when the U.S. entered WWI?

3. Who was the mayor of New Orleans when the U.S. entered WWI?

4. On what date was the launching of the John Hopkins University?

5. When Woodrow Wilson took the presidency in 1912, he had won what percentage of the vote?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give a brief description of Woodrow Wilson's political career. During what years was he president?

2. When was the American Red Cross founded? What was its mission?

3. What led to the founding of Johns Hopkins University?

4. How does the author describe American medical education up to the turn of the twentieth century in the Prologue?

5. What does the term "pathogen" refer to and why is it important in the narrative?

6. How are the patients of Paul Lewis described in the Prologue? What were their primary symptoms?

7. What was the significant impact that the 1918 flu had on the human immune system?

8. Who was William Gorgas? What was his role in the war?

9. Who was Daniel Coit Gilman?

10. For what was Émile Roux most known?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot structure of The Great Influenza. Where is the inciting incident? What marks the climax of the narrative? What information does the author reveal in the denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the life and career of Simon Flexner. Where did Flexner study? Where did he work at the time of the flu pandemic? What achievements did he make in his career?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the 1918 flu pandemic in comparison with another outbreak of disease in the past 100 years (AIDS, Ebola, Covid-19, etc.). How are they similar? How are they different? What aspects of each outbreak stands out?

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