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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. Which medical center in South Korea was shut down temporarily due to a MERS outbreak there in 2015?
(a) Marriott Medical Center.
(b) Samsung Medical Center.
(c) Kumbwa Medical Center.
(d) Kinowa Medical Center.

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

3. How did yellow fever get its name?
(a) It can damage the liver and cause jaundice.
(b) It originated near a river whose polluted water was yellow in color.
(c) The mosquitoes who carry it eat yellow tree leaves.
(d) The mosquitoes who carry it have yellow striping on their wings.

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

5. Which book did Rachel Carson write that raised questions about the safety of commonly used chemicals to kill mosquitoes?
(a) Killing the Land.
(b) Silent Spring.
(c) Dark Waters.
(d) Endless Night.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What potentially deadly diarrhea does the overuse of antibiotics put patients at risk for?

3. Which writer does Osterholm begin Chapter 12 with a quote from?

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

5. Which hotel in Hong Kong became a central place for the spread of SARS in 2003?

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