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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Josey Brown working when she fell ill?
(a) The Cordon Wells Naval Training Station.
(b) The Abrasia Naval Training Station.
(c) The Winters Anderson Naval Training Station.
(d) The Great Lakes Naval Training Station.

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

4. Who was the dierector of the Public Health Service's Hygenic Laboratory in 1918?
(a) Elias Canetti.
(b) Louis Howe.
(c) Samuel Tilden.
(d) George McCoy.

5. 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?
(a) 723,000.
(b) 284,000.
(c) 425,000.
(d) 675,000.

6. How old was Emma Snyder when she died?
(a) 52.
(b) 23.
(c) 19.
(d) 46.

7. What book did Katherine Anne Porter publish that included some of her experiences with the Spanish flu?
(a) The Plague of 1918.
(b) Pale Horse, Pale Rider.
(c) The Discovery.
(d) One Walk in the Night.

8. Martha Wollstein was a respected bacteriologist associated with what institution in 1918?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) The University of Chicago.
(c) The University of Pennsylvania.
(d) The Rockefeller Institute.

9. Outside of what city was Camp Grant located, according to the author in Chapter 18?
(a) West Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Dallas, Texas.
(c) Mena, Arkansas.
(d) Rockford, Illinois.

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

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

12. What is the title of Part 7 of the book?
(a) "Explosion."
(b) "The Pestilence."
(c) "The Race."
(d) "The Warriors."

13. In what kind of test are bacteria "stained with crystal violet, treated with iodine, washed with alcohol, and then stained again with a contrasting dye" (298)?
(a) The Boyle test.
(b) The Gram test.
(c) The Pfeiffer test.
(d) The Ross test.

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

15. Who was the personal physician to Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft, and Teddy Roosevelt during their presidential terms?
(a) Dr. Louis Howe.
(b) Dr. Cary Grayson.
(c) Dr. Samuel Tilden.
(d) Dr. Elias Canetti.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bodies did the Philadelphia morgue have room for when the pandemic started in 1918?

2. What symptom of the 1918 flu refers to a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood?

3. What is the title of Part 6?

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

5. When did Paul Lewis complete his medical training at Penn?

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