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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. Why did President Nixon curtail the American offensive bioprogram in 1969?
(a) He thought it cost too much.
(b) He thought his political opponents would use it against him.
(c) He thought it could not achieve any military advantage.
(d) His Secretary of Dense advised him to shut it down.

2. How many people does the WHO estimate might be infected with latent tuberculosis?
(a) About 500 million people.
(b) About half of the world's population.
(c) About 1 billion people.
(d) About one-third of the world's population.

3. Where do about 90% of malaria deaths occur in the world?
(a) Sub-Saharan Africa.
(b) The Middle East.
(c) India.
(d) America.

4. What syndrome did Osterholm do extensive work on in the early 1980s?
(a) Heisenberg's Syndrome.
(b) Marburg Syndrome.
(c) Toxic Shock Syndrome.
(d) Melliflu's Syndrome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Greek myth does Osterholm invoke in the beginning of Chapter 11?

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

3. What does Osterholm say is the scariest means of transmission for a pathogen?

4. What was the American infant mortality rate at the turn of the twentieth century?

5. Who was the George W. Bush-era Health and Human Services Secretary Osterholm has worked closely with?

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