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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 7 - 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the two metaphors Osterholm uses for fighting viruses throughout the book?
(a) Envy.
(b) Pestilence.
(c) Famine.
(d) War.

2. How does Osterholm refer to vaccinations?
(a) As the sharpest arrow in the public health quiver.
(b) As the most significant advance by humans in the twentieth century.
(c) As not nearly as important as developing new antibiotics.
(d) As one rung on a ladder of protection.

3. in 2014, how many people worldwide died from AIDS?
(a) 5 million.
(b) 3.4 million.
(c) 1.2 million.
(d) 8 million.

4. In Chapter 5, where does Osterholm point out there are the most microbes in the human body?
(a) The gut microbiome.
(b) The thigh muscle.
(c) The heart.
(d) The ear.

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

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. About how much money is spent on AIDS vaccine research every year?

3. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?

4. How much does Osterholm claim the worldwide pharmaceutical industry had in revenue in 2014?

5. In what American city did one case of Ebola send shockwaves in 2015?

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