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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1918 flu epidemic, which population suffered a disproportionately high number of deaths?
(a) Old people.
(b) Spanish people.
(c) Young people.
(d) Women.

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

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

4. Who is the National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, named for?
(a) Dr. E.G. Cummings.
(b) Dr. Walter Reed.
(c) Dr. Gerald Heil.
(d) Dr. Arnold Ashe.

5. What is the problem with the vaccine for yellow fever?
(a) It is far too expensive to be used widely.
(b) We do not have enough of it for those who would need it in a large-scale outbreak.
(c) It can not be administered to people under the age of 25.
(d) It causes serious side effects.

6. What word does Osterholm deliberately use when discussing the use of new antibiotics throughout history?
(a) Discoveries.
(b) Inventions.
(c) Serendipity.
(d) Stumbles.

7. Which Florida Senator expressed alarm over mosquito-borne infections in the aftermath of the Zika outbreak?
(a) Jeb Bush.
(b) Marco Rubio.
(c) Rick Sanchez.
(d) Rick Scott.

8. What type of antibiotic use on some large chicken farms in India is of particular concern for scientists studying the rise of drug-resistant microbes?
(a) The off-label uses of antibiotics on chicken farms.
(b) The under-dosing of antibiotics for sick chickens.
(c) The super-dosing of the strongest antibiotics we have.
(d) Antibiotic cocktails that combine the strong drug colistin with several others.

9. In Chapter 14, what does Osterholm's father do that devastates Osterholm?
(a) Destroys some of Osterholm's lab equipment.
(b) Injures Osterholm so that he can not play sports any longer.
(c) Injures Osterholm's mother.
(d) Injures Osterholm's sister.

10. Which doctor's six year-old daughter punctured her skin with a sewing needle and developed a massive infection in the 1930s?
(a) Dr. Edward Jenner.
(b) Dr. Gerhard Domagk.
(c) Dr. Alexander Fleming.
(d) Dr. James Curran.

11. In Chapter 14, where did Osterholm and his family build a house in 1997?
(a) On Lake Cataqua.
(b) On Lake Minnetonka.
(c) On Lake Lackawaxen.
(d) On Lake Woebegone.

12. What chemical that used to be commonly used to kill mosquitoes became a public health and environmental concern as the years went on?
(a) ERA.
(b) FBG.
(c) DDT.
(d) MMR.

13. By the end of July in 2015, what was the Korean MERS death toll?
(a) 45 of 98 confirmed cases.
(b) 50 of 2000 confirmed cases.
(c) 200 of 387 confirmed cases.
(d) 36 of 186 confirmed cases.

14. Which cave remained untouched by humans or animals for almost four million years, until its discovery in 1986?
(a) Talahatche Cave.
(b) Marcanuil Cave.
(c) Lechugilla Cave.
(d) Ronalind Cave.

15. What is the name of Osterholm's son who became ill from a mosquito-borne illness?
(a) Michael.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Eric.
(d) Ryan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a term meaning that a pathogen causes severe and fatal disease?

2. Why did funerary practices contribute to the spread of Ebola in West Africa in 2014?

3. What does Osterholm say is currently the most important vector-borne virus disease that affects humans?

4. What publication did Osterholm almost pull an op-ed he wrote about Zika from in 2016?

5. In Chapter 18, what does Osterholm name as the king of infectious diseases?

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