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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 doctor does Osterholm begin Chapter 2 with a quote from?
(a) Dr. Albert Schweitzer.
(b) Dr. Jeanette Jenkins.
(c) Dr. Margaret Schweitzer.
(d) Dr. Richard Hauser.

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

3. What was the 1918 flu epidemic commonly known as?
(a) The War Flu.
(b) The Spanish Flu.
(c) The Italian Flu.
(d) The British Flu.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one way in which a person's immune system can overreact to a pathogen?

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

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

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

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