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

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

3. What does Osterholm say is the scariest means of transmission for a pathogen?
(a) Blood.
(b) Water.
(c) Lungs.
(d) Surfaces.

4. What is one of the two metaphors Osterholm uses for fighting viruses throughout the book?
(a) Famine.
(b) Envy.
(c) War.
(d) Pestilence.

5. Who wrote the book The Great Influenza?
(a) Edward Jenner.
(b) John Snow.
(c) John Barry.
(d) James Curran.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which former president of Harvard University does Osterholm quote in Chapter 8?

3. In 2001, what was the name of the senate building that was shut down for months due to an anthrax contamination?

4. How much does Osterholm claim the worldwide pharmaceutical industry had in revenue in 2014?

5. What kind of graph do epidemiologists use to try to figure out what threats they should be worrying about in public health?

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