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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Great Plague of London killed approximately how many people?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 630,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 100,000.

2. What is a form of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii?
(a) Pneumocystis pneumonia.
(b) Schistosomiasis.
(c) Swine Flu.
(d) Junin.

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

4. The author notes in Chapter 16 that when humans throw off nature's balance and cause smaller diversity, what emerges?
(a) Mammals.
(b) Microbes.
(c) Fungi.
(d) Birds.

5. An increase in sand flies resulted in an increase in what disease, according to the author in Chapter 9?
(a) Dengue fever.
(b) Schistosomiasis.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Pneumocystis pneumonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does MRSA stand for?

2. In China, the use of what drug was encouraging AIDS to spread, according to the author in Chapter 14?

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

4. What is a nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor used for the treatment of HIV/AIDS?

5. Blackwater fever was caused by the overuse of what substance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did drug use perpetuate the spread of AIDS?

2. What was the impact of resistant microbes in third world countries?

3. How does the author correlate the development of urban centers to the growth of disease in Chapter 9: "Microbe Magnets"?

4. What led to the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases amongst the gay community?

5. What was the message delivered by Johnathan Mann in Chapter 14: "Thirdworldization"? To whom did he speak?

6. How did many nations respond to the AIDS epidemic?

7. What illness broke out in New Mexico in 1993? How many people died?

8. What led to the outbreak of AIDS in Uganda? What was the impact of AIDS there?

9. With whom did Joe McCormick meet to discuss the Lassa virus? What was this relationship like?

10. How does the author describe the Rivet Hypothesis in Chapter 16?

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