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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 was President George W. Bush's emergency plan for combating AIDS?
(a) PEPFAR.
(b) LARGEN.
(c) PENSIVE.
(d) MORTAT.

2. What brand of tampon turned out to be closely associated with cases of TSS in the 1980s?
(a) Assure.
(b) Protect.
(c) Rely.
(d) Be Free.

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

4. Which part of Africa did the Ebola outbreak occur in in 2014?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the director of the NIH, as mentioned by Osterholm in Chapter 10?

2. What does means of transmission mean in terms of viruses?

3. What was the Supreme Court Ruling in the 1905 Jacobson v. Massachusetts case?

4. What bestelling book did Richard Preston write in 1994?

5. What is one aspect Osterholm identifies as favorable for virus transmission in his "current world conditions" category in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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