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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 type of antibiotic use on some large chicken farms in India is of particular concern for scientists studying the rise of drug-resistant microbes?
(a) The super-dosing of the strongest antibiotics we have.
(b) The under-dosing of antibiotics for sick chickens.
(c) Antibiotic cocktails that combine the strong drug colistin with several others.
(d) The off-label uses of antibiotics on chicken farms.

2. How long had researchers known about the Zika virus before the 2016 outbreak?
(a) About 10 years.
(b) About 70 years.
(c) About 20 years.
(d) About 200 years.

3. Who convened a panel of experts in 1965 to discuss whether new antibiotics were needed?
(a) Dr. Mark Olster.
(b) Dr. James Curran.
(c) Dr. Max Findland.
(d) Dr. Marion Gilkler.

4. What is the premise that the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is based on, as Osterholm explains it in Chapter 9?
(a) We all need to work together to make the world a healthier place.
(b) Money is not worth anything if it is not helping people.
(c) Everyone has a right to vaccinations.
(d) All lives have equal value.

5. Which cave remained untouched by humans or animals for almost four million years, until its discovery in 1986?
(a) Talahatche Cave.
(b) Lechugilla Cave.
(c) Marcanuil Cave.
(d) Ronalind Cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was there a measles outbreak in Minnesota?

2. Who led President Obama's Ebola response effort?

3. Which animal does Osterholm think helped spread MERS to humans?

4. What kind of deadly flu strain caused an outbreak on Midwest poultry farms in the U.S. in 2015?

5. By the end of July in 2015, what was the Korean MERS death toll?

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