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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 the Supreme Court Ruling in the 1905 Jacobson v. Massachusetts case?
(a) All children who wanted to attend public school had to have the smallpox vaccine.
(b) Only children with religious exemptions could be allowed not to have the smallpox vaccine.
(c) All people who wanted to travel abroad had to have the smallpox vaccine first.
(d) The benefit of the smallpox vaccine to public health outweighed an individual's right to refuse the vaccine.

2. How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded to recipients who have contributed to the fight against malaria?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

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

4. What is the abbreviation for the combination vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis?
(a) TPD.
(b) PTD.
(c) TDP.
(d) DTP.

5. What is the nickname some in the media started giving to Osterholm?
(a) Bad News Mike.
(b) Mike the Great.
(c) Mike the Tank.
(d) Mike the Smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Osterholm say is NOT part of the public health agenda?

2. What is one of the two metaphors Osterholm uses for fighting viruses throughout the book?

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

4. in 2014, how many people worldwide died from AIDS?

5. Which professional was responsible for naming the HIV/AIDS virus in the early 1980s?

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