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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did William Welch go for part of his recuperation in Atlantic City?
(a) Hotel Dennis.
(b) Hotel Devonshire.
(c) Hotel Monmarte.
(d) The Four Corners.

2. How many people were reported to have died from influenza in Philadelphia on October 5, 1918?
(a) 195.
(b) 135.
(c) 254.
(d) 625.

3. What was the approximate population of the United states in 1918-1919?
(a) 105-110 million.
(b) 80-85 million.
(c) 120-125 million.
(d) 130-140 million.

4. Where was Preston Kyes working in June of 1918?
(a) New York University.
(b) The University of Chicago.
(c) The University of Pennsylvania.
(d) Princeton University.

5. 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) Cytokines.
(d) Aminos.

6. When did Paul Lewis complete his medical training at Penn?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1919.

7. Where was Camp Pike located at the time of the pandemic?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Texas.

8. When did Teddy Roosevelt create the Great Lakes Naval Training Station?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1925.

9. What does the author say the incubation period of influenza is in Chapter 17?
(a) 24-72 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 24-26 hours.
(d) 12-24 hours.

10. When did Rupert Blue complete his medical studies?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1871.

11. How old was Anna Williams in 1918?
(a) 65.
(b) 55.
(c) 48.
(d) 42.

12. Near what town was Camp Custer located in the fall of 1918?
(a) Malvern, Pennsylvania.
(b) Roarke, New York.
(c) Battle Creek, Michigan.
(d) Augusta, Georgia.

13. What is the title of Part 5 of the book?
(a) "New Science."
(b) "The Warriors."
(c) "Explosion."
(d) "Resolution."

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

15. How did Colonel Charles Hagadorn die?
(a) He was shot in warfare.
(b) He died from Typhoid fever.
(c) He shot himself.
(d) He died from the flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the dierector of the Public Health Service's Hygenic Laboratory in 1918?

2. What did the death toll ultimately reach in New York City alone from the Spanish flu pandemic?

3. Where was Camp Dodge located?

4. Where was Charles-Edward Winslow working as an epidemiologist and professor when the 1918 outbreak occurred?

5. Where did Paul Lewis grow up?

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