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

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

3. The Aswan High Dam is an embankment dam situated across what river?
(a) The Ganges River.
(b) The Nile River.
(c) The Amazon River.
(d) The Mississippi River.

4. Who was treating Bernhard Mandrella for the Lassa virus when he met Kent Campbell?
(a) Al Wieden.
(b) Uwe Brinkmann.
(c) Jay Butler.
(d) David Sencer.

5. German authorities began to argue with the authorities of ___________ over the Lassa virus in Chapter 4.
(a) Italy.
(b) England.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the woman that researchers tracked the outbreak of the Lassa virus to had been hospitalized, how many people became ill in Chapter 4?

2. After his work with famine relief efforts, Uwe Brinkmann was dubbed by Germans as a __________.

3. When Bernhard Mandrella went in for treatment for the Lassa virus, he was given blood from whom?

4. The Uganda-Tanzania War took place during what years?

5. In Chapter 8: "Revolution," the author writes that the medical field discovered _____________, causing things to drastically change.

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