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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chapter 17 - Part 6: Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Harvard create the first laboratory of experimental medicine at any American university?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1899.

2. On what date was the launching of the John Hopkins University?
(a) December 12, 1899.
(b) June 12, 1864.
(c) March 14, 1863.
(d) September 12, 1876.

3. Camp Grant was located along what river?
(a) The Hudson River.
(b) The Shasta River.
(c) The Rock River.
(d) The Trinity River.

4. What is the title of Part 1?
(a) "The Plague."
(b) "Outbreak."
(c) "The Warriors."
(d) "The Onset."

5. How many civilians were admitted to Philadelphia hospitals on September 27, 1918 suffering from influenza?
(a) 53.
(b) 652.
(c) 89.
(d) 123.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Rudolf Virchow receive his medical degree?

2. When was the American Red Cross founded?

3. 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?

4. Who was the Postmaster General at the time the U.S. entered WWI?

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

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