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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. Why did funerary practices contribute to the spread of Ebola in West Africa in 2014?
(a) They involved infected scarves.
(b) They involved extensive physical contact with dead bodies.
(c) The involved airborne incense that had the potential to infect others.
(d) Bodies were buried close to water supplies of villages.

2. Who is one of the leading independent journalists on public health, according to Osterholm in Chapter 16?
(a) Maryn McKenna.
(b) Lola Navado.
(c) Colleen O'Mahr.
(d) Marshall Winchell.

3. Who was the George W. Bush-era Health and Human Services Secretary Osterholm has worked closely with?
(a) Maria Solnar.
(b) Kristen Henderson.
(c) Michael Henry.
(d) Tommy Thompson.

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

5. Which family member of Osterholm's contracted the HIV virus through a blood transfusion in the 1980s?
(a) His Uncle Roman.
(b) His brother Mithchell.
(c) His mother, Ellen.
(d) His Aunt Romana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What chemical that used to be commonly used to kill mosquitoes became a public health and environmental concern as the years went on?

2. What is the serious condition that the Zika virus sometimes causes in babies?

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

4. In Chapter 14, where did Osterholm and his family build a house in 1997?

5. Which of the following is widely used to grow vaccines?

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