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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 quote does the fictional U.S. president use, from another U.S. president, in Chapter 19?
(a) Win one for the Gipper.
(b) The buck stops here.
(c) Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
(d) The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

2. Where does Osterholm's pandemic flu originate?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Beijing.

3. What did Dr. Anne Schuchat say about the tools we had to fight SARS in 2003?
(a) They were the same ones we have had for hundreds of years.
(b) They are entirely dependent on a successful vaccine.
(c) They are dependent on people adhering to social distancing guidelines.
(d) They are all very expensive.

4. What was the name of the program devoted to research, produce and test an atomic weapon?
(a) The Hershey Project.
(b) The Oppenheimer Project.
(c) The Manhattan Project.
(d) The Fishon Project.

5. In what American city did one case of Ebola send shockwaves in 2015?
(a) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(b) Dallas, Texas.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which cave remained untouched by humans or animals for almost four million years, until its discovery in 1986?

2. What is the United Nations' target date for ending the AIDS epidemic?

3. Who was the director of the NIH, as mentioned by Osterholm in Chapter 10?

4. How did yellow fever get its name?

5. How much does Osterholm claim the worldwide pharmaceutical industry had in revenue in 2014?

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