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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. Who is Didi Bertrand?
(a) A patient with MDR TB.
(b) A member of Doctors without Borders.
(c) The founder of DOTS.
(d) The daughter of the schoolmaster in Cange.

2. What does Paul Farmer invent that is attributed to inspiration from his daughter?
(a) Pediatric doses and a regimen for his MDR TB patients.
(b) A special MDR TB treatment for pregnant women.
(c) A vitamin supplement for the water supply in Cange.
(d) A nasal spray, instead of a shot, for the MDR TB treatment.

3. What school does Paul Farmer get his medical degree from?
(a) Boston University.
(b) University of Texas.
(c) Berkley.
(d) Harvard.

4. What is the name of the Partners in Health facility in Peru?
(a) Amigos para Salud.
(b) Medico Soluciones Peru.
(c) Soluciones Sanitarias.
(d) Socios en Salud.

5. What action does Paul Farmer take after meeting and examining the patient named Joe in 1999?
(a) Arranges to speak to his congressman.
(b) Pays for his funeral.
(c) Sends him home with his mother.
(d) Admits him to the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What award does Paul Farmer receive in the summer of 1993?

2. What does Paul Farmer switch his major from when he enters Harvard Medical School?

3. Who does Paul Farmer marry?

4. What do Alex Goldfarb and Jim Yong Kim argue about at the 1998 Boston Conference?

5. What is true of the cure for Tuberculosis in Haiti at the beginning of the Medicos Aventureros section?

(see the answer key)

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