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

2. Where did Osterholm grow up?
(a) New Mahoning, Pennsylvania.
(b) Waukon, Iowa.
(c) Marshall, Ohio.
(d) Walker, Wisconsin.

3. Who is the National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, named for?
(a) Dr. Arnold Ashe.
(b) Dr. Walter Reed.
(c) Dr. E.G. Cummings.
(d) Dr. Gerald Heil.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents some people from finishing their doses of malaria medication?

2. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?

3. What chemical that used to be commonly used to kill mosquitoes became a public health and environmental concern as the years went on?

4. What is one of the main problems with the flu vaccine, according to Osterholm?

5. Who introduced the term "black swan event"?

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