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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. When Johnson and MacKenzie became ill in Chapter 1: "Machupo," they were saved by a doctor who had treated a similar disease in __________.
(a) Uganda.
(b) Korea.
(c) France.
(d) Tanzania.

2. Soon after the funeral of the first victim in Chapter 5, the mission was filled with the disease and some of the mission nurses were sent to ______________ to recover.
(a) Tanzania.
(b) South Sudan.
(c) Zaire.
(d) Thailand.

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

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

5. Legionnaires' disease acquired its name when an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among people attending a convention in what city?
(a) Denver, CO.
(b) Detroit, MI.
(c) Chicago, IL.
(d) Philadelphia, PA.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the term antibiotic first coined?

3. 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.

4. 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?

5. Who was on the team that Patricia Webb built to travel to Yambuku?

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