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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. 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.

2. What is the problem with the vaccine for yellow fever?
(a) We do not have enough of it for those who would need it in a large-scale outbreak.
(b) It is far too expensive to be used widely.
(c) It causes serious side effects.
(d) It can not be administered to people under the age of 25.

3. In Chapter 6, Osterholm emphasizes that anthrax is not which of the following kinds of diseases?
(a) Stable.
(b) Amorphous.
(c) Communicable.
(d) Hemorrhagic.

4. Who introduced the term "black swan event"?
(a) James Curtland.
(b) John Snow.
(c) Nassim Nicholas.
(d) Edward Jenner.

5. Which medical center in South Korea was shut down temporarily due to a MERS outbreak there in 2015?
(a) Samsung Medical Center.
(b) Kinowa Medical Center.
(c) Marriott Medical Center.
(d) Kumbwa Medical Center.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which doctor is widely credited with discovering the first antibiotics?

3. Which illness did Osterholm initially fear his son might have contracted in Chapter 14?

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

5. In Chapter 18, what does Osterholm name as the king of infectious diseases?

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