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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 type of antibiotic use on some large chicken farms in India is of particular concern for scientists studying the rise of drug-resistant microbes?
(a) The off-label uses of antibiotics on chicken farms.
(b) The super-dosing of the strongest antibiotics we have.
(c) The under-dosing of antibiotics for sick chickens.
(d) Antibiotic cocktails that combine the strong drug colistin with several others.

2. Which of the following is the title of an earlier book written by Osterholm that he refers to in Chapter 8?
(a) Living Terrors.
(b) Finding the Cure.
(c) Pathogens of Pandemic Potential.
(d) Toxic Shock and its Aftermath.

3. Which public health organization or government agency is in charge of mosquito control today, according to Osterholm?
(a) Health and Human Services.
(b) The Department of Agriculture.
(c) Not one.
(d) The Department of Homeland Security.

4. In Chapter 2, what does Osterholm say is NOT part of the public health agenda?
(a) Preventing death.
(b) Curing babies of illness.
(c) Figuring out the causes of diseases.
(d) Developing new vaccinations for diseases.

5. What drug did some of the birth defects caused by the Zika virus remind some health care professionals of that had also caused birth defects?
(a) Thalidomide.
(b) Ambiel.
(c) Zafran.
(d) Celebrit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal does Osterholm think helped spread MERS to humans?

2. Which Greek myth does Osterholm invoke in the beginning of Chapter 11?

3. Which doctor isolated the MERS virus in the 2012 outbreak?

4. How are vector-borne diseases spread?

5. Which advisor of Osterholm's does Osterholm remember as being particularly kind and empathetic towards him in Chapter 14?

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