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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7: Chapter 22 - Part 8: Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 what percentage of those who fell ill with measles during the seige of Paris died?
(a) 50%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 30%.

2. What ship that was once the pride of the German passenger fleet, had been confiscated by the U.S. undamaged during WWI?
(a) The Rose Water.
(b) The Republica Dominica.
(c) The Discovery.
(d) The Leviathan.

3. How many troops did Camp Pike house in 1918?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 60,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 40,000.

4. Who was William Henry Welch's assistant that went on to remake Harvard's medical school in the Hopkins's image?
(a) Daniel Coit Gilman.
(b) Elias Canetti.
(c) Samuel Tilden.
(d) William Councilman.

5. In what branch of the military was Paul Lewis a lieutenant commander in 1918?
(a) Army.
(b) Marines.
(c) Navy.
(d) Air Force.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the U.S. enter into World War I?

2. How many people died in Philadelphia on October 1, 1918?

3. When did Park create the Laboratory for Special Therapy and Investigation in rival to the Rockefeller Institute?

4. With what university is the Henry Phipps Institute associated?

5. With whom did Henry Phipps make millions at U.S. Steel, according to the author in Chapter 17?

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