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

2. What can the average citizen do to try to help improve our public health capabilities, according to Osterholm?
(a) Pressure elected officials to take the threats of pathogens seriously.
(b) Donate money to health organizations.
(c) Make sure to get vaccinations as they are offered and recommended.
(d) Study science and encourage youngsters to study science.

3. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?
(a) MRYX.
(b) MARBAP.
(c) CDC.
(d) CIDRAP.

4. Why do we need a new flu vaccine formula every year?
(a) The scientists who formulate the new vaccine every year would be out of a job if they only had to do one vaccine every ten years.
(b) The pharmaceutical companies can not store enough vaccine for several years at a time.
(c) Flu viruses transmitted between humans are unstable, and they mutate easily.
(d) Flu vaccine expires quickly.

5. Which creature is most responsible for spreading malaria?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Cats.
(c) Rats.
(d) Bats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the study former British Prime Minister David Cameron commissioned and mentioned to Barack Obama in 2016?

2. Why did President Nixon curtail the American offensive bioprogram in 1969?

3. How long does Osterholm think a catastrophic influenza pandemic would last?

4. Which former president of Harvard University does Osterholm quote in Chapter 8?

5. Where did Osterholm grow up?

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