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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. What is the abbreviation for the combination vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis?
(a) PTD.
(b) TPD.
(c) TDP.
(d) DTP.

2. In 2014, how many air passengers flew between the United States and the rest of the world?
(a) 186 million.
(b) 300 million.
(c) 100 million.
(d) 50 million.

3. Why did President Nixon curtail the American offensive bioprogram in 1969?
(a) He thought it could not achieve any military advantage.
(b) He thought it cost too much.
(c) He thought his political opponents would use it against him.
(d) His Secretary of Dense advised him to shut it down.

4. What prevents some people from finishing their doses of malaria medication?
(a) It has to be taken for three days.
(b) It has to be taken for two weeks.
(c) It has to be taken for one week.
(d) It has to be taken for one month.

5. What is one of the problems with the vaccine industry, according to Osterholm?
(a) Companies can not usually make money on vaccines.
(b) It is difficult for companies to predict the need for a particular vaccine.
(c) Some vaccines become contaminated easily, so there is a lot of waste.
(d) More people do not want to take vaccines, so it is less profitable to make them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can anthrax be hidden in its dried form, according to Osterholm?

2. What is one way in which a person's immune system can overreact to a pathogen?

3. What bestelling book did Richard Preston write in 1994?

4. Which doctor does Osterholm begin Chapter 2 with a quote from?

5. In Chapter 5, where does Osterholm point out there are the most microbes in the human body?

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