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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 kind of graph do epidemiologists use to try to figure out what threats they should be worrying about in public health?
(a) A Marshall Matrix.
(b) An Addington's Graph.
(c) A Bell Curve.
(d) A threat matrix.

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

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

4. Which two cities were initially on the WHO's travel alert because of SARS in 2003?
(a) New York and Beijing.
(b) Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
(c) Guangdong and Hong Kong.
(d) Chicago and Hong Kong.

5. Which doctor does Osterholm begin Chapter 2 with a quote from?
(a) Dr. Margaret Schweitzer.
(b) Dr. Richard Hauser.
(c) Dr. Albert Schweitzer.
(d) Dr. Jeanette Jenkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What possibility about Ebola was Osterholm criticized for bringing up in a 2014 op-ed in the New York Times?

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

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

4. How many West African children were orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in 2014?

5. What does Osterholm identify as the first pathogen of pandemic potential in Chapter 4?

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