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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that the tipping point for Hush Puppies Shoes came between what years?
(a) 1987-1988.
(b) 1961-1962.
(c) 1994-1995.
(d) 1958-1959.

2. What was the cause in the spike of syphilis cases in Baltimore, according to the Centers for Disease Control?
(a) Crack cocaine.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Rat infestation.
(d) Heroin.

3. A well-known saying states that twenty percent of the people do what percent of the work?
(a) 90.
(b) 100.
(c) 80.
(d) 75.

4. What fashion designer was heard to be wearing Hush Puppies Shoes when they experienced a resurgence, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) Isaac Mizrahi.
(b) Micole Biancosino.
(c) Jacques Herrer
(d) Donna Karan.

5. What leading epidemiologist theorizes that the syphilis epidemic in Baltimore was caused by the diminishing of public housing?
(a) John Potterat.
(b) Darnell McGee.
(c) John Bartlett.
(d) John Zenilman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does HIV stand for?

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

3. Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death in what neighborhood of Queens, New York?

4. What brand of cigarettes became sticky when they used a grammatical faux pas in an advertising campaign according to the author in Chapter 1?

5. The author states in Chapter 1 that what year span saw the number of children in Baltimore born with syphilis spike considerably?

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