2. The author states in Chapter 21 that the process of inflammation involves the release by certain white blood cells of proteins that are called what?
(a) Hormones.
(b) Ionites.
(c) Aminos.
(d) Cytokines.

3. What symptom of the 1918 flu refers to a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood?
(a) Passive immunity.
(b) Ambiosis.
(c) Cyanosis.
(d) Regeneration.

4. What was the most serious disease that threatened the construction of the Panama Canal?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Typhoid fever.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Yellow fever.

5. Who won the popular vote against Rutherford B. Hayes, but never took office?
(a) Elias Canetti.
(b) William Budd.
(c) Samuel Tilden.
(d) Daniel Coit Gilman.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 20, investigators today believe that in the United States, the 1918-1919 flu epidemic caused an excess death toll of about how many people?

2. What executive order created the Committee on Public Information during WWI?

3. How many people were killed by the Spanish flu in Philadelphia in the week ending October 16, 1918?

4. Where was Robert Prager born?

5. How old was Emma Snyder when she died?

(see the answer key)

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