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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: Revenge of the Germs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Researchers were able to track the outbreak of the Lassa virus to a woman from ______________.
(a) Kinshasha.
(b) Monrovia.
(c) Lagos.
(d) Lusaka.

2. Blackwater fever was caused by the overuse of what substance?
(a) Vitamin A.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Quinine.
(d) Cod liver oil.

3. In Chapter 7: "N'zara," Joe McCormick was called to _____________ during his Lassa research.
(a) Kinshasha.
(b) Monrovia.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Lusaka.

4. Some bacteria began using spore formation to defend against antibiotics, and this worked well against ___________.
(a) Chlorine.
(b) Citric acid.
(c) DDT.
(d) Alcohol.

5. To what drugs was the herpes epidemic resistant?
(a) Omnibacterial.
(b) Superviral.
(c) Antibacterial.
(d) Antiviral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor used for the treatment of HIV/AIDS?

2. German authorities began to argue with the authorities of ___________ over the Lassa virus in Chapter 4.

3. The Aswan High Dam is an embankment dam situated across what river?

4. The genus Salmonella was named after what American veterinary pathologist?

5. What country sought to improve its own infrastructures with little funding, relying instead on education?

(see the answer key)

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