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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 9 - Part 4: Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the names of the Mayo brothers who were giants in the field of surgery?
(a) Charles and William.
(b) James and Robert.
(c) George and Paul.
(d) Jason and Michael.

2. Between June 1 and August 1, 1918, how many British soldiers in France were hit hard enough by the 1918 flu that they could not report to duty?
(a) 109,534.
(b) 674,120.
(c) 200,825.
(d) 342,003.

3. In 1900 in the United States, how many medical schools required their students to have a college degree for entrance?
(a) 1.
(b) 10.
(c) 50.
(d) 75.

4. Who was the Nobel laureate that pioneered the surgical reattachment of limbs and organ transpantation in 1912?
(a) Peyton Rous.
(b) William Jennings Bryan.
(c) Rupert Blue.
(d) Alexis Carrel.

5. What was sauerkraut renamed in the U.S. during WWI?
(a) Mixed greens.
(b) Cabbage salad.
(c) Liberty leaves.
(d) Liberty cabbage.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 3, three theories stood as rivals to the germ theory. What did the first theory involve?

2. Where is the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine located?

3. Who was the first scientist to formulate the modern germ theory?

4. When was the International Red Cross founded?

5. Who was the civilian surgeon general and head of the U.S. Public Health Service when the U.S. entered WWI?

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