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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 19 - 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which doctor at the NIH agrees with Osterholm that the influenza vaccines we have are not adequate?
(a) Mark Meaden.
(b) Micheline Michaels.
(c) Kristen Warner.
(d) Tony Fauci.

2. What kind of pathogen does Osterholm identify SARS as?
(a) A influenza strain.
(b) A type of hemorrhagic fever.
(c) A tropical disease.
(d) A pathogen of critical regional importance.

3. Which writer does Osterholm open Chapter 21 with a quote from?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) William Shakespeare.

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

5. In Chapter 5, where does Osterholm point out there are the most microbes in the human body?
(a) The thigh muscle.
(b) The heart.
(c) The gut microbiome.
(d) The ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strain of flu is Osterholm's fictional flu virus in Chapter 19?

2. In Chapter 19, what author does Osterholm quote at the beginning of the chapter?

3. Which illness did Osterholm initially fear his son might have contracted in Chapter 14?

4. What is the nickname some in the media started giving to Osterholm?

5. Where did Osterholm grow up?

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