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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 12 - 14).

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Dr. Michael Redfield.
(b) Dr. James Curran.
(c) Dr. Deborah Hinkle.
(d) Dr. Lauren Collins.

2. Who created the polio vaccine?
(a) Dr. James Curran.
(b) Dr. Edward Murrow.
(c) Dr. Michael Riker.
(d) Dr. Jonas Salk.

3. What is one of the problems with the vaccine industry, according to Osterholm?
(a) Companies can not usually make money on vaccines.
(b) More people do not want to take vaccines, so it is less profitable to make them.
(c) Some vaccines become contaminated easily, so there is a lot of waste.
(d) It is difficult for companies to predict the need for a particular vaccine.

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

5. Which advisor of Osterholm's does Osterholm remember as being particularly kind and empathetic towards him in Chapter 14?
(a) Dr. William Hausler.
(b) Dr. Samuel Clemens.
(c) Dr. Anthony Fauci.
(d) Dr. James Curran.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led President Obama's Ebola response effort?

2. Where did the 2012 outbreak of MERS seem to originate?

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

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

5. What kind of graph do epidemiologists use to try to figure out what threats they should be worrying about in public health?

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