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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: American Bicentennial.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Introduction, Laurie Garrett discusses the experiences of her uncle who was a doctor in what year?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1914.

2. According to the author in Chapter 2: "Health Transition," the study of parasites and tropical disease waned because in post-WWII health care, there was a shift to eradicate __________ from the planet.
(a) Rats.
(b) Microbes.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Cats.

3. In the beginning of Chapter 5: "Yambuku," the author describes a man in Yambuku who was treated for an illness like _____________.
(a) Junin.
(b) Measles.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Swine Flu.

4. Jordi Casals proved that the Lassa virus was spread through ______________.
(a) Ants.
(b) Cats.
(c) Rodents.
(d) Roaches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1967, an outbreak of an unknown virus occurred in which location?

2. What refers to the disease fighting white blood cells that help the immune system fight off infection?

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

4. When Johnson and MacKenzie became ill in Chapter 1: "Machupo," they were saved by a doctor who knew to drastically increase ______________.

5. When was the term antibiotic first coined?

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