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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. What is the United Nations' target date for ending the AIDS epidemic?
(a) 2040.
(b) 2030.
(c) 2045.
(d) 2025.

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

3. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?
(a) MRYX.
(b) CDC.
(c) CIDRAP.
(d) MARBAP.

4. Which doctor was responsible for figuring out the source of a cholera outbreak in London in the 1850s?
(a) Alexander Fleming.
(b) Edward Jenner.
(c) John Snow.
(d) Marshall Robards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created the polio vaccine?

2. What is one aspect Osterholm identifies as favorable for virus transmission in his "current world conditions" category in Chapter 8?

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

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

5. Which organization helped to fund the development of the polio vaccine?

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