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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 15 - 18).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the average life-expectancy in the United States in the year 1900?
(a) 70 years.
(b) 48 years.
(c) 62 years.
(d) 60 years.

2. in 2014, how many people worldwide died from AIDS?
(a) 1.2 million.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 3.4 million.
(d) 8 million.

3. How many West African children were orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in 2014?
(a) About 10,000.
(b) About 30,000.
(c) About 50,000.
(d) About 100,000.

4. Which book did Rachel Carson write that raised questions about the safety of commonly used chemicals to kill mosquitoes?
(a) Dark Waters.
(b) Endless Night.
(c) Killing the Land.
(d) Silent Spring.

5. Which organization helped to fund the development of the polio vaccine?
(a) The Clean Air Fund.
(b) The March of Dimes.
(c) The Children's Hospital Fund.
(d) The St. Joseph's Fund.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which doctor was responsible for figuring out the source of a cholera outbreak in London in the 1850s?

2. What kind of creatures are mosquitos?

3. What is one way in which a person's immune system can overreact to a pathogen?

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

5. Which organization was focused on eradicating yellow fever as early as 1915?

(see the answer key)

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