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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. What is the name of Osterholm's son who became ill from a mosquito-borne illness?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Michael.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Eric.

2. What publication did Osterholm almost pull an op-ed he wrote about Zika from in 2016?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) The Guardian.
(c) The Los Angeles Times.
(d) The New York Times.

3. What is one of the main problems with the flu vaccine, according to Osterholm?
(a) It makes one's arm very sore.
(b) It can only be administered via a nasal spray.
(c) It changes every year.
(d) It is too expensive.

4. Which two cities were initially on the WHO's travel alert because of SARS in 2003?
(a) New York and Beijing.
(b) Guangdong and Hong Kong.
(c) Chicago and Hong Kong.
(d) Los Angeles and Hong Kong.

5. Who led President Obama's Ebola response effort?
(a) Ron Klain.
(b) Joe Biden.
(c) Tom Daschle.
(d) Tommy Thompson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of virus are both the MERS and SARS viruses?

2. How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded to recipients who have contributed to the fight against malaria?

3. Which doctor isolated the MERS virus in the 2012 outbreak?

4. What possibility about Ebola was Osterholm criticized for bringing up in a 2014 op-ed in the New York Times?

5. In Chapter 14, where did Osterholm and his family build a house in 1997?

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