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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. What was the average life-expectancy in the United States in the year 1900?
(a) 62 years.
(b) 48 years.
(c) 70 years.
(d) 60 years.

2. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2006.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1992.

3. Which professional was responsible for naming the HIV/AIDS virus in the early 1980s?
(a) Dr. James Curran.
(b) Dr. Bill Foege.
(c) Dr. Michael Osterholm.
(d) Dr. Jennifer Riles.

4. What is the nickname some in the media started giving to Osterholm?
(a) Mike the Great.
(b) Mike the Smart.
(c) Mike the Tank.
(d) Bad News Mike.

5. Who announced in the early 1980s that an AIDS vaccine would be ready within two years?
(a) Secretary of Health Alexander Williams.
(b) Secretary of State Robards Jasper.
(c) Secretary of Health Margaret Heckler.
(d) Secretary of State Casper Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of the first meeting Osterholm attended about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, before doctors knew what they were dealing with?

2. What type of pneumonia did doctors begin to see in early HIV/AIDS patients?

3. In Chapter 2, what does Osterholm say is NOT part of the public health agenda?

4. What kind of graph do epidemiologists use to try to figure out what threats they should be worrying about in public health?

5. Who introduced the term "black swan event"?

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