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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. What is the serious condition that the Zika virus sometimes causes in babies?
(a) Paralysis.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Microcephaly.

2. Who succeeded Tommy Thompson as Health and Human Services director?
(a) Susan Richards.
(b) Mike Leavitt.
(c) Tom Ridge.
(d) Noreen Davidson.

3. What is the nickname some in the media started giving to Osterholm?
(a) Mike the Great.
(b) Mike the Smart.
(c) Bad News Mike.
(d) Mike the Tank.

4. Which doctor does Osterholm begin Chapter 2 with a quote from?
(a) Dr. Albert Schweitzer.
(b) Dr. Richard Hauser.
(c) Dr. Jeanette Jenkins.
(d) Dr. Margaret Schweitzer.

5. Where did the 2012 outbreak of MERS seem to originate?
(a) Israel.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1918 flu epidemic, which population suffered a disproportionately high number of deaths?

2. In which part of Minnesota did Osterholm investigate an outbreak of diarrheal illness in 1984?

3. Which professional was responsible for naming the HIV/AIDS virus in the early 1980s?

4. What is the problem with the vaccine for yellow fever?

5. Which Florida Senator expressed alarm over mosquito-borne infections in the aftermath of the Zika outbreak?

(see the answer key)

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