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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. Who is the National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, named for?
(a) Dr. Gerald Heil.
(b) Dr. E.G. Cummings.
(c) Dr. Arnold Ashe.
(d) Dr. Walter Reed.

2. In 2001, what was the name of the senate building that was shut down for months due to an anthrax contamination?
(a) The Hart Senate Office Building.
(b) The Chamber Senate Office Building.
(c) The Carter Senate Office Building.
(d) The Marshall Senate Office Building.

3. How many West African children were orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in 2014?
(a) About 30,000.
(b) About 10,000.
(c) About 50,000.
(d) About 100,000.

4. What was the average life-expectancy in the United States in the year 1900?
(a) 48 years.
(b) 70 years.
(c) 60 years.
(d) 62 years.

5. Which public health agency issued a document about warning signs of Influenza strains in 2015?
(a) The CDC.
(b) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
(c) The WHO.
(d) The Global Health Alliance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do we need a new flu vaccine formula every year?

2. Who was the head of the first meeting Osterholm attended about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, before doctors knew what they were dealing with?

3. Which family member of Osterholm's contracted the HIV virus through a blood transfusion in the 1980s?

4. How long had researchers known about the Zika virus before the 2016 outbreak?

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

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