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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. Which book did Rachel Carson write that raised questions about the safety of commonly used chemicals to kill mosquitoes?
(a) Dark Waters.
(b) Silent Spring.
(c) Killing the Land.
(d) Endless Night.

2. What are the independent pieces of DNA that bacteria can sometimes share with each other?
(a) Cones.
(b) Brokers.
(c) Plasmids.
(d) Quarks.

3. In Chapter 19, what author does Osterholm quote at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) James Keane.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Edgar Kedgeret.

4. Which hotel in Hong Kong became a central place for the spread of SARS in 2003?
(a) The Crown Plaza Hotel.
(b) The Metropole Hotel.
(c) The Mariott Intercontinental.
(d) The Hong Kong Hilton.

5. Which creature is most responsible for spreading malaria?
(a) Bats.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Rats.
(d) Cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the George W. Bush-era Health and Human Services Secretary Osterholm has worked closely with?

2. What is one of the two metaphors Osterholm uses for fighting viruses throughout the book?

3. What brand of tampon turned out to be closely associated with cases of TSS in the 1980s?

4. Which organization helped to fund the development of the polio vaccine?

5. What kind of creatures are mosquitos?

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