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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which hotel in Hong Kong became a central place for the spread of SARS in 2003?

2. Which medical center in South Korea was shut down temporarily due to a MERS outbreak there in 2015?

3. What was the average life-expectancy in the United States in 2009?

4. Which organ did an American health care worker harbor Ebola virus in for quite a while after he had been cured of the disease?

5. Who wrote the book The Great Influenza?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does John Barry, author of The Great Influenza, say is the first thing to understand about influenza?

2. Why does Osterholm claim a personal stake in studying mosquito-borne illnesses?

3. Why does Osterholm think many doctors prescribe antibiotics even when they think they will do the patient no good?

4. What was the likely origin of the MERS outbreak that began in 2012?

5. What does Osterholm write that Zika is the first example of in his career in public health?

6. What is one of Osterholm's fears about how a virus like Ebola could possibly mutate to become worse?

7. In Chapter 13, what was one of the missteps Osterholm criticizes China for in the early days of the SARS outbreak?

8. What did Dr. Anne Schuchat at the CDC say about the tools available to fight a disease like SARS?

9. In Chapter 12, why does Osterholm think President Obama's choice of Ron Klain to head his Ebola task force in 2014 was inspired?

10. Why does Osterholm believe the public is so fearful of diseases like Ebola?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the factors that Osterholm argues have to change in order for the world to have and execute an effective strategy for controlling mosquitoes, which are responsible for carrying pathogens that kill and sicken millions of people every year? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What was the major problem Dr. Scott Halstead identified in 2016 with a potential dengue fever vaccine, and why was the problem apparently unique to this disease? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

According to Osterholm, what are some of the benefits of having people outside of the fields of medicine and public health, like Ron Klain and Lord Jim O'Neill, manage global health responses, programs, and/or initiatives? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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