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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 are the unchanging features of a virus called?
(a) Stalked.
(b) Static.
(c) Stable.
(d) Conserved.

2. What company did Bill Gates found?
(a) Microsoft.
(b) Apple.
(c) Facebook.
(d) Zoom.

3. What brand of tampon turned out to be closely associated with cases of TSS in the 1980s?
(a) Assure.
(b) Protect.
(c) Rely.
(d) Be Free.

4. What does means of transmission mean in terms of viruses?
(a) The way a virus gets from one place to another.
(b) The way a virus is prevented by a vaccine.
(c) The way viruses are taken over by other viruses.
(d) The way a virus dies.

5. When did Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans?
(a) August 15, 2005.
(b) September 15, 2006.
(c) August 29, 2005.
(d) September 28, 2006.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which advisor of Osterholm's does Osterholm remember as being particularly kind and empathetic towards him in Chapter 14?

2. When was Dengue first identified?

3. In what American city did one case of Ebola send shockwaves in 2015?

4. How many West African children were orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in 2014?

5. Who announced in the early 1980s that an AIDS vaccine would be ready within two years?

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