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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. In the 1918 flu epidemic, which population suffered a disproportionately high number of deaths?
(a) Old people.
(b) Spanish people.
(c) Young people.
(d) Women.

2. Where was Zika virus first detected?
(a) In a rhesus monkey in the Zika Forest in Uganda in 1947.
(b) In a pangolin in a village near the Zika River in 1956.
(c) In a civet in the Chinese province of Zika in 1956.
(d) In a toddler in a village near the Zika River in 1960.

3. Who is one of the leading independent journalists on public health, according to Osterholm in Chapter 16?
(a) Colleen O'Mahr.
(b) Maryn McKenna.
(c) Lola Navado.
(d) Marshall Winchell.

4. In what year did global health authorities announce 11 confirmed human cases of H7N9?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2010.

5. When was Dengue first identified?
(a) During the early 1900s in London.
(b) During the early 1700s in Africa.
(c) During the late 1800s in India.
(d) During the Jin dynasty in China.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what analogy does Osterholm use for Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases?

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

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

4. How long had researchers known about the Zika virus before the 2016 outbreak?

5. Which doctor is widely credited with discovering the first antibiotics?

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