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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 doctor does Osterholm begin Chapter 2 with a quote from?
(a) Dr. Albert Schweitzer.
(b) Dr. Richard Hauser.
(c) Dr. Margaret Schweitzer.
(d) Dr. Jeanette Jenkins.

2. What flu strain does Osterholm call the grandfather of bird-flu viruses?
(a) H5N1.
(b) H5N3.
(c) H7N4.
(d) H1N1.

3. What process for killing bacteria is Louis Pasteur famous for discovering?
(a) Mobilization.
(b) Sterilization.
(c) Pasteurization.
(d) Variation.

4. in 2014, how many people worldwide died from AIDS?
(a) 8 million.
(b) 3.4 million.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 1.2 million.

5. Who was the George W. Bush-era Health and Human Services Secretary Osterholm has worked closely with?
(a) Michael Henry.
(b) Kristen Henderson.
(c) Tommy Thompson.
(d) Maria Solnar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What turned out to be causing the diarrheal illness in Minnesota that Osterholm investigated in 1984?

2. What does the One Health movement strive to do?

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

4. Why did President Nixon curtail the American offensive bioprogram in 1969?

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

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