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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 are bacteriophages?
(a) Bateria that eat only iron.
(b) Bacteria that have been altered in labs to target viruses.
(c) Bacteria that have been extinct for a long time.
(d) Viruses that can infect and kill certain bacteria.

2. What is a term meaning that a pathogen causes severe and fatal disease?
(a) Black-out potential.
(b) Death-potential.
(c) High-pathogenicity.
(d) Stark mark.

3. What was the 1918 flu epidemic commonly known as?
(a) The Spanish Flu.
(b) The British Flu.
(c) The Italian Flu.
(d) The War Flu.

4. By the end of July in 2015, what was the Korean MERS death toll?
(a) 50 of 2000 confirmed cases.
(b) 45 of 98 confirmed cases.
(c) 200 of 387 confirmed cases.
(d) 36 of 186 confirmed cases.

5. Which Greek myth does Osterholm invoke in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) The Golden Fleece.
(b) Achilles's Heel.
(c) Pandora's Box.
(d) The Minotaur and the Labyrinth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the unchanging features of a virus called?

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

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

5. What word does Osterholm deliberately use when discussing the use of new antibiotics throughout history?

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