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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. Which animal does Osterholm think helped spread MERS to humans?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Camels.
(d) Dogs.

2. What flu strain does Osterholm call the grandfather of bird-flu viruses?
(a) H5N1.
(b) H1N1.
(c) H5N3.
(d) H7N4.

3. What is one of the main problems with the flu vaccine, according to Osterholm?
(a) It can only be administered via a nasal spray.
(b) It makes one's arm very sore.
(c) It is too expensive.
(d) It changes every year.

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

5. What bestelling book did Richard Preston write in 1994?
(a) OUtbreak.
(b) The Hot Zone.
(c) Contagion.
(d) The Shining.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the independent pieces of DNA that bacteria can sometimes share with each other?

2. In which North American city did a SARS outbreak occur in 2003?

3. Which writer does Osterholm begin Chapter 12 with a quote from?

4. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?

5. In what year was there a measles outbreak in Minnesota?

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