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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 problem with the vaccine for yellow fever?
(a) We do not have enough of it for those who would need it in a large-scale outbreak.
(b) It is far too expensive to be used widely.
(c) It can not be administered to people under the age of 25.
(d) It causes serious side effects.

2. What word does Osterholm deliberately use when discussing the use of new antibiotics throughout history?
(a) Stumbles.
(b) Serendipity.
(c) Discoveries.
(d) Inventions.

3. What flu strain does Osterholm call the grandfather of bird-flu viruses?
(a) H5N1.
(b) H1N1.
(c) H5N3.
(d) H7N4.

4. In Chapter 8, who is considered one of the founders of vaccinations?
(a) James Curran.
(b) John Snow.
(c) Alexander Fleming.
(d) Edward Jenner.

5. Why did President Nixon curtail the American offensive bioprogram in 1969?
(a) He thought it cost too much.
(b) He thought it could not achieve any military advantage.
(c) He thought his political opponents would use it against him.
(d) His Secretary of Dense advised him to shut it down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the leading causes of death today in America, according to Osterholm?

2. Why did funerary practices contribute to the spread of Ebola in West Africa in 2014?

3. Which cave remained untouched by humans or animals for almost four million years, until its discovery in 1986?

4. What illness did Osterholm's son turn out to have in Chapter 14?

5. Where was Zika virus first detected?

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