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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Medicos Aventureros, pages 123-178.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symptoms of TB did the patient named Joe exhibit in 1999?
(a) High fever and cough.
(b) Coughing up blood.
(c) Fatigue and chest pain.
(d) Rapid weigh loss and cough.

2. Who brings Partners in Health to Peru?
(a) Senora Brigada.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) Father Jack.
(d) Jim Yong Kim.

3. What happens in Haitian politics in 1990?
(a) Baby Doc Duvalier takes over.
(b) Fritz Lafontant is elected president.
(c) The Haitian government takes over.
(d) Jean Bertrand-Aristide is elected president.

4. Who discovers that many patents on TB drugs are expired and argues for the creation of generic versions?
(a) Arata Kochi.
(b) Jim Yong Kim.
(c) Ophelia.
(d) Paul Farmer.

5. Where is Zanmi Lasante located?
(a) Cange, Haiti.
(b) Kay Epin, Haiti.
(c) Carabaylllo, Haiti.
(d) Peligre, Haiti.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Paul Farmer first attend college on a full scholarship?

2. How is Zanmi Lasante funded?

3. What is MDR TB?

4. How old is Paul Farmer when he and Tracy Kidder first meet?

5. Why does the staff at Zanmi Lasante believe the cure rate for Tuberculosis is so low?

(see the answer key)

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