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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 19 - 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which writer does Osterholm open Chapter 21 with a quote from?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Mark Twain.

3. Which writer does Osterholm begin Chapter 12 with a quote from?
(a) Ted Chiang.
(b) William Gibson.
(c) Roy Strong.
(d) Mary Shelly.

4. 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) Living Terrors.
(c) Toxic Shock and its Aftermath.
(d) Pathogens of Pandemic Potential.

5. In what American city did one case of Ebola send shockwaves in 2015?
(a) Dallas, Texas.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did President Nixon curtail the American offensive bioprogram in 1969?

2. What diseases begin to rise in Central Africa during the fictional flu pandemic in Chapter 19?

3. How long does Osterholm think a catastrophic influenza pandemic would last?

4. Who succeeded Tommy Thompson as Health and Human Services director?

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

(see the answer key)

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