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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: Thirdworldization.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a virus that is duplicated in a host cell using the reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome?
(a) Retrovirus.
(b) Omnivirus.
(c) Polyvirus.
(d) Slow virus.

2. The genus Salmonella was named after what American veterinary pathologist?
(a) Daniel Elmer Salmon.
(b) Jim McDermott.
(c) Joe McCormick.
(d) Ron MacKenzie.

3. What refers to an epidemic of an infectious disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region?
(a) Extermination.
(b) Arythmia.
(c) Pandemic.
(d) Sociopath.

4. In sociology, what is the social process of becoming or being relegated to the fringe of society?
(a) Polygamy.
(b) Marginalization.
(c) Martyrdom.
(d) Anthromigration.

5. Who worked with Patricia Webb on the Ebola virus in the CDC's laboratory?
(a) Ron MacKenzie.
(b) Fred Murphy.
(c) Merl Kuns.
(d) Joe McCormick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Karl Johnson's team realized that in San Joaquin, there were no ________ as a result of DDT spraying in Chapter 1: "Machupo."

2. What did GRID stand for when it was first applied to the AIDS epidemic?

3. What refers to compulsory isolation, typically to contain the spread of something considered dangerous, often disease?

4. To what do the initials "RNA" refer?

5. Some bacteria began using spore formation to defend against antibiotics, and this worked well against ___________.

(see the answer key)

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