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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The hantavirus was first discovered during what war?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Gulf War.
(d) World War I.

2. Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to what genus?
(a) Schistosomiasis.
(b) Borrelia.
(c) Pneumocystis.
(d) Junin.

3. The WHO created the Declaration of Alma-Ata which sought to unite the world in a push to create healthy living conditions for everyone by what year?
(a) 2100.
(b) 1995.
(c) 2050.
(d) 2000.

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

5. In what year did the Great Plague hit London?
(a) 1665.
(b) 1428.
(c) 1557.
(d) 1293.

6. Lyme disease was first discovered when a number of cases were identified in what year?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1954.

7. E faecium became resistant to which last available antibiotic?
(a) Vancomycin.
(b) Keflex.
(c) Arithromycin.
(d) Psilocybin.

8. In Chapter 8: "Revolution," the author writes that the medical field discovered _____________, causing things to drastically change.
(a) Government subsidies.
(b) Genetic engineering.
(c) Insurance loopholes.
(d) Vaccinations.

9. In Chapter 10: "Distant Thunder," the author writes that Harvey Milk was assassinated in what year?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1962.

10. An epidemic of what disease proved that the United States was in rough shape and in need of timely vaccinations?
(a) Schistosomiasis.
(b) Measles.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Dengue fever.

11. What is a potentially fatal illness caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Junin.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Toxic Shock Syndrome.

12. What was the second social epidemic noted by the WHO?
(a) Fear of the plague.
(b) Denial of the plague.
(c) Acceptance of the plague.
(d) Repression of those with the plague.

13. In Chapter 13: "Revenge of the Germs," by what year were many viruses resistant to antibiotics, including the staph infection?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1999.

14. In the United States, the tuberculosis crisis peaked in 1830 and what other year?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1922.

15. Which United States Representative showed that the poor areas of India were already seeing an epidemic by 1991?
(a) Ron MacKenzie.
(b) Alexander Fleming.
(c) Jim McDermott.
(d) Fred Murphy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state is the town of Lyme, for which Lyme disease was named, located?

2. According to the "Rivet Hypothesis," what happens to the ecosystem as each species is removed?

3. The French finally announced they had discovered what virus believed to cause AIDS?

4. The epidemics of what disease increased due to the Aswan High Dam inhibiting the natural fluctuations in water height?

5. Leprosy has affected humanity for over how many years?

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