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

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

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

4. Who introduced the term "black swan event"?
(a) James Curtland.
(b) Edward Jenner.
(c) Nassim Nicholas.
(d) John Snow.

5. What company did Bill Gates found?
(a) Microsoft.
(b) Apple.
(c) Zoom.
(d) Facebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which part of Minnesota did Osterholm investigate an outbreak of diarrheal illness in 1984?

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

3. The use of which of the following pathogens shut down a major senate office building in 2001?

4. Who announced in the early 1980s that an AIDS vaccine would be ready within two years?

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

(see the answer key)

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