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

2. In what year was there a measles outbreak in Minnesota?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1985.

3. How are vector-borne diseases spread?
(a) By humans.
(b) By blood.
(c) Through the water.
(d) By mosquitoes, ticks and flies.

4. Who introduced the term "black swan event"?
(a) Nassim Nicholas.
(b) James Curtland.
(c) John Snow.
(d) Edward Jenner.

5. Which chemical did the U.S. Army issue to personnel stationed in areas where there were many mosquitoes?
(a) Lechthin.
(b) Estrogen.
(c) Permethrin.
(d) Liathin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which 2004 report summarized the scientific community's concerns about bioterrorism?

3. Who was the George W. Bush-era Health and Human Services Secretary Osterholm has worked closely with?

4. What is the premise that the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is based on, as Osterholm explains it in Chapter 9?

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

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