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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some bacteria began using spore formation to defend against antibiotics, and this worked well against ___________.
(a) DDT.
(b) Citric acid.
(c) Chlorine.
(d) Alcohol.

2. When was the term antibiotic first coined?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1942.

3. In what year did a type of swine flu strike in Texas simultaneously with another less deadly strain?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1776.

4. Author Laurie Garrett refers to Karl Johnson and Ron MacKenzie as the first _______ in Chapter 1: "Machupo."
(a) Viral explorers.
(b) Medical juggernauts.
(c) Scientific geniouses.
(d) Disease cowboys.

5. When was the CDC founded?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1867.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7: "N'zara," Joe McCormick was called to _____________ during his Lassa research.

2. What refers to an epidemic of an infectious disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region?

3. What country sought to improve its own infrastructures with little funding, relying instead on education?

4. Chapter 9: "Microbe Magnets" explains that prior to ___________ large cities were rare, and most of the illness threats were parasitic.

5. What concept stated that as nations moved out of poverty and basic needs were met, scientists could use pharmaceutical and chemical tools to wipe out parasites, bacteria, and viruses?

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