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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 7 - 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. About how much money is spent on AIDS vaccine research every year?
(a) About one billion dollars.
(b) About 500 million dollars.
(c) About 100 million dollars.
(d) About 10 million dollars.

3. How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded to recipients who have contributed to the fight against malaria?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. What was the American infant mortality rate at the turn of the twentieth century?
(a) 10 - 20%.
(b) 40 - 50%.
(c) 20 - 30%.
(d) 60 - 70%.

5. What can anthrax be hidden in its dried form, according to Osterholm?
(a) Any white powder.
(b) Cakes.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Soil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of the first meeting Osterholm attended about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, before doctors knew what they were dealing with?

2. Where did Osterholm grow up?

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

4. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?

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

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