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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans?
(a) September 15, 2006.
(b) September 28, 2006.
(c) August 15, 2005.
(d) August 29, 2005.

2. In Chapter 5, where does Osterholm point out there are the most microbes in the human body?
(a) The gut microbiome.
(b) The heart.
(c) The thigh muscle.
(d) The ear.

3. How does Osterholm refer to vaccinations?
(a) As one rung on a ladder of protection.
(b) As the sharpest arrow in the public health quiver.
(c) As the most significant advance by humans in the twentieth century.
(d) As not nearly as important as developing new antibiotics.

4. What is one of the main problems with the flu vaccine, according to Osterholm?
(a) It changes every year.
(b) It makes one's arm very sore.
(c) It can only be administered via a nasal spray.
(d) It is too expensive.

5. Why did President Nixon curtail the American offensive bioprogram in 1969?
(a) He thought it cost too much.
(b) He thought his political opponents would use it against him.
(c) He thought it could not achieve any military advantage.
(d) His Secretary of Dense advised him to shut it down.

6. In what year did the CDC recommended universal HIV screening?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1998.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2000.

7. Where do about 90% of malaria deaths occur in the world?
(a) Sub-Saharan Africa.
(b) India.
(c) America.
(d) The Middle East.

8. What organization did Osterholm found at the University of Minnesota?
(a) CIDRAP.
(b) MRYX.
(c) CDC.
(d) MARBAP.

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

10. Which doctor was responsible for figuring out the source of a cholera outbreak in London in the 1850s?
(a) Edward Jenner.
(b) John Snow.
(c) Marshall Robards.
(d) Alexander Fleming.

11. The use of which of the following pathogens shut down a major senate office building in 2001?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Anthrax.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Measles.

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

13. What bestelling book did Richard Preston write in 1994?
(a) Contagion.
(b) The Shining.
(c) OUtbreak.
(d) The Hot Zone.

14. How are vector-borne diseases spread?
(a) By mosquitoes, ticks and flies.
(b) Through the water.
(c) By blood.
(d) By humans.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Osterholm say is the average time from vaccine development to public availability?

3. In what American city did one case of Ebola send shockwaves in 2015?

4. What was the American infant mortality rate at the turn of the twentieth century?

5. Where did Osterholm grow up?

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