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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is DOTS?
(a) A sister facilty to Partners in Health.
(b) A fund raising organization based in Boston.
(c) The traditional regimen for treating resistant TB.
(d) Paul Farmer's recommended approach for curing TB.

2. Who elected president of Haiti in 2000?
(a) Chavelier.
(b) Bourgeoius.
(c) Aristide.
(d) Baby Doc Duvalier.

3. Where does Paul Farmer plan to start his expansion in 2002?
(a) The inner city.
(b) The northern city limit.
(c) The southern provinces.
(d) The central plateau.

4. What three things does Paul Farmer say are co-infectious in his second lecture in Cuba?
(a) Poverty, inequality, and poor health.
(b) Infectious disease, poor diet, and polluted water.
(c) Wealth, poverty, and tuberculosis.
(d) Wealth, ignorance, and success.

5. Who arranges for Paul Farmer and his wife to vacation in France while he is recovering from his illness?
(a) Fritz Lafontant.
(b) Alex Goldfab.
(c) Ophelia.
(d) Didi Bertrand.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Paul Farmer borrow to pay for the 2002 expansion while waiting for the Global Fund money to arrive?

2. According to the Afterword, how many HIV patients does Zanmi Lasante's staff care for?

3. What expansion does Paul Farmer begin in the summer of 2002?

4. What are the twin pandemics referred to in the Afterword of Mountains Beyond Mountains?

5. When Jim Yong Kim travels to Russia, what does he do at the banquet?

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