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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. 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) Aminos.
(b) Cytokines.
(c) Hormones.
(d) Ionites.

2. When did Pasteur prove that living organisms caused fermentation?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1882.

3. What is the title of Part 6?
(a) "The Warriors."
(b) "The Pestilence."
(c) "Annihilation."
(d) "Explosion."

4. When Johns Hopkins died, how much was the trust he left to found a univerisity and hospital?
(a) $2.1 million.
(b) $1.3 million.
(c) $4.2 million.
(d) $3.5 million.

5. Who was the Philadelphia public health director when the outbreak of 1918 flu began in the city?
(a) Rupert Blue.
(b) Carl Ludwig.
(c) Jacob Henle.
(d) Wilmer Krusen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Due to the 1918-1919 flu pandemic, one in every how many solders in the army died of influenza and its complications, according to the author in Chapter 20?

3. What was the most serious disease that threatened the construction of the Panama Canal?

4. When did Rudolf Virchow receive his medical degree?

5. How many local chapters were there in the American Red Cross when the U.S. entered the Great War?

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