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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. Lauren Collins.
(b) Dr. James Curran.
(c) Dr. Deborah Hinkle.
(d) Dr. Michael Redfield.

2. The use of which of the following pathogens shut down a major senate office building in 2001?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Measles.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Anthrax.

3. In which North American city did a SARS outbreak occur in 2003?
(a) Toronto.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Montreal.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On whose program did the creator of the polio vaccine announce that he was not patenting the vaccine in 1955?

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

3. By the end of July in 2015, what was the Korean MERS death toll?

4. Who created the polio vaccine?

5. In Chapter 14, what does Osterholm's father do that devastates Osterholm?

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