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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Introduction - Chapter 6).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The use of which of the following pathogens shut down a major senate office building in 2001?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Measles.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Anthrax.

2. What kind of graph do epidemiologists use to try to figure out what threats they should be worrying about in public health?
(a) A Marshall Matrix.
(b) An Addington's Graph.
(c) A Bell Curve.
(d) A threat matrix.

3. What syndrome did Osterholm do extensive work on in the early 1980s?
(a) Melliflu's Syndrome.
(b) Heisenberg's Syndrome.
(c) Toxic Shock Syndrome.
(d) Marburg Syndrome.

4. In which part of Minnesota did Osterholm investigate an outbreak of diarrheal illness in 1984?
(a) Willow.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Brainerd.
(d) Framewood.

5. Which family member of Osterholm's contracted the HIV virus through a blood transfusion in the 1980s?
(a) His Aunt Romana.
(b) His brother Mithchell.
(c) His Uncle Roman.
(d) His mother, Ellen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?

2. What is the serious condition that the Zika virus sometimes causes in babies?

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

4. In 2014, how many air passengers flew between the United States and the rest of the world?

5. What does the One Health movement strive to do?

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