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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. How does Osterholm refer to vaccinations?
(a) As not nearly as important as developing new antibiotics.
(b) As the most significant advance by humans in the twentieth century.
(c) As the sharpest arrow in the public health quiver.
(d) As one rung on a ladder of protection.

2. Who is one of the leading independent journalists on public health, according to Osterholm in Chapter 16?
(a) Colleen O'Mahr.
(b) Maryn McKenna.
(c) Marshall Winchell.
(d) Lola Navado.

3. In Chapter 14, where did Osterholm and his family build a house in 1997?
(a) On Lake Woebegone.
(b) On Lake Cataqua.
(c) On Lake Minnetonka.
(d) On Lake Lackawaxen.

4. Which organization helped to fund the development of the polio vaccine?
(a) The St. Joseph's Fund.
(b) The Clean Air Fund.
(c) The Children's Hospital Fund.
(d) The March of Dimes.

5. What is a term meaning that a pathogen causes severe and fatal disease?
(a) Death-potential.
(b) High-pathogenicity.
(c) Stark mark.
(d) Black-out potential.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1918 flu epidemic, which population suffered a disproportionately high number of deaths?

2. What can anthrax be hidden in its dried form, according to Osterholm?

3. Which former president of Harvard University does Osterholm quote in Chapter 8?

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

5. Which public health organization or government agency is in charge of mosquito control today, according to Osterholm?

(see the answer key)

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