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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Machupo.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Karl Johnson's team placed ___________ across the village of San Joaquin in order to help eradicate the Manchupo virus in Chapter 1: "Machupo."
(a) Cats.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Mouse traps.

3. What does CDC stand for?
(a) Corporate Disease Control.
(b) Centers for Disease Control.
(c) Cancer and Disease Center.
(d) Center for Destroying Cancer.

4. When Johnson and MacKenzie became ill in Chapter 1: "Machupo," they were saved by a doctor who knew to drastically increase ______________.
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) Food.
(c) Pain killers.
(d) Fluids.

5. Where did Ron MacKenzie return after taking blood samples in Bolivia in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Panama.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Ecuador.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the author write that the Institute of Medicine convened a panel to discuss the severity of a microbial threat to United States citizens in the Introduction?

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

3. Where in Bolivia did Ron MacKenzie travel in order to investigate a disease in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?

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

5. What was the name of Karl Johnson's fiancee who became ill after visiting him in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?

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