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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Into the Woods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A WHO research team discovered all the original patients of the mystery disease had handled monkeys from ___________.
(a) Zaire.
(b) Tanzania.
(c) Panama.
(d) Uganda.

2. Where in Bolivia did Ron MacKenzie travel in order to investigate a disease in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Bogata.
(d) Quito.

3. In the Introduction, Laurie Garrett discusses the experiences of an uncle named ___________.
(a) Bernard.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Gerald.
(d) Maurice.

4. According to the author in Chapter 2: "Health Transition," the efforts to eradicate _______ actually made the disease more rampant.
(a) HIV.
(b) Swine Flu.
(c) Malaria.
(d) The Black Typhus.

5. What profession did Karl Johnson's fiancee have, as described in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?
(a) Virologist.
(b) Neurologist.
(c) Dermatologist.
(d) Oncologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. In molecular biology and genetics, ___________ refer to changes in a genomic sequence.

2. DNA consists of two long polymers of simple units called ____________.

3. When was the CDC founded?

4. When was penicillin first discovered?

5. Karl Johnson worked with whom to create a portable lab to keep airborne disease from infecting the doctors in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?

(see the answer key)

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