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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. Where do about 90% of malaria deaths occur in the world?
(a) Sub-Saharan Africa.
(b) The Middle East.
(c) India.
(d) America.

2. In Chapter 6, Osterholm emphasizes that anthrax is not which of the following kinds of diseases?
(a) Amorphous.
(b) Communicable.
(c) Stable.
(d) Hemorrhagic.

3. Which disease did the Gates Foundation take the lead in trying to eradicate?
(a) Ebola.
(b) Polio.
(c) Dengue fever.
(d) Yellow Fever.

4. 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 causes serious side effects.
(c) It can not be administered to people under the age of 25.
(d) It is far too expensive to be used widely.

5. In what American city did one case of Ebola send shockwaves in 2015?
(a) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Dallas, Texas.
(d) San Francisco, California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the George W. Bush-era Health and Human Services Secretary Osterholm has worked closely with?

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

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

4. Which creature is most responsible for spreading malaria?

5. The use of which of the following pathogens shut down a major senate office building in 2001?

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