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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: Microbe Magnets and Chapter 10: Distant Thunder.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The term antibiotic was coined by whom?
(a) Steven Lyman.
(b) Selman Waksman.
(c) Roger Jamsek.
(d) Gerald Kimbel.

2. Joe McCormick was dispatched to what location to investigate the epidemic of the Ebola virus?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Kinshasa.
(c) Lagos.
(d) Lusaka.

3. Legionnaires' disease acquired its name when an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among people attending a convention in what city?
(a) Chicago, IL.
(b) Detroit, MI.
(c) Philadelphia, PA.
(d) Denver, CO.

4. Karl Johnson's team realized that in San Joaquin, there were no ________ as a result of DDT spraying in Chapter 1: "Machupo."
(a) Snakes.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Owls.
(d) Cats.

5. The yellow fever epidemic was rampant in areas of West Africa and was spread by what insect?
(a) The h. cyptamy rodent.
(b) The r. tryrmic fish.
(c) The a. aegypti mosquito.
(d) The p.funtari lobster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What leader in infectious disease was called in to test the deadly virus against samples of thousands of viruses in his lab in Chapter 3: "Monkey Kidneys and the Ebbing Tides"?

2. In what year did the Great Plague hit London?

3. In Chapter 6: "American Bicentennial," the author writes that the influenza virus developed mutation strategies that made ___________ nearly impossible.

4. The first epidemic of Legionnaires' disease occurred during what month in the year 1976?

5. What is the condition that results from taking an unbalanced diet in which certain nutrients are lacking?

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