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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Health Transition and Chapter 3: Monkey Kidneys and the Ebbing Tides.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. In molecular biology and genetics, ___________ refer to changes in a genomic sequence.
(a) Disease.
(b) Mutations.
(c) Antibodies.
(d) Antivirals.

4. What did Karl Johnson's team discover to be the culprit of the Bolivian disease in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?
(a) Owl droppings.
(b) Roach feces.
(c) Mouse urine.
(d) Bed bugs.

5. Laurie Garrett earned her undergraduate degree in biology from what institution?
(a) The Harvard School of Public Health.
(b) The University of California, Santa Cruz.
(c) The University of California, Los Angeles.
(d) The Yale Public Health Academy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ron MacKenzie and Karl Johnson both thought the Bolivian disease was much like a Latin American virus called what in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?

2. To what do the initials "DNA" refer?

3. What term refers to a disease created as a result of medical treatment?

4. In what year was Karl Johnson in Panama when his friend, Ron MacKenzie, headed to Bolivia to investigate a disease, as described in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?

5. DNA was first isolated by what Swiss physician?

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