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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. About how much money is spent on AIDS vaccine research every year?
(a) About 500 million dollars.
(b) About one billion dollars.
(c) About 10 million dollars.
(d) About 100 million dollars.

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

3. In 2014, how many air passengers flew between the United States and the rest of the world?
(a) 186 million.
(b) 100 million.
(c) 300 million.
(d) 50 million.

4. When did Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans?
(a) September 15, 2006.
(b) September 28, 2006.
(c) August 29, 2005.
(d) August 15, 2005.

5. What are the unchanging features of a virus called?
(a) Conserved.
(b) Stalked.
(c) Static.
(d) Stable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of Africa did the Ebola outbreak occur in in 2014?

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

3. Which of the following is the title of an earlier book written by Osterholm that he refers to in Chapter 8?

4. What was President George W. Bush's emergency plan for combating AIDS?

5. Which disease did the Gates Foundation take the lead in trying to eradicate?

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