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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 12 - 14).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which 2004 report summarized the scientific community's concerns about bioterrorism?
(a) The Fink Report.
(b) The Morning Report.
(c) The Starkum Report.
(d) The Teller Report.

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

3. What was the average life-expectancy in the United States in the year 1900?
(a) 62 years.
(b) 48 years.
(c) 70 years.
(d) 60 years.

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

5. How many West African children were orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in 2014?
(a) About 30,000.
(b) About 100,000.
(c) About 10,000.
(d) About 50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What syndrome did Osterholm do extensive work on in the early 1980s?

2. Which of the following is widely used to grow vaccines?

3. In 2014, how many air passengers flew between the United States and the rest of the world?

4. Which doctor does Osterholm begin Chapter 2 with a quote from?

5. Where do the mosquitoes that carried the illness that affected Osterholm's son in Chapter 14 usually live?

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