The Great Influenza Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

John M. Barry
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Great Influenza Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

John M. Barry
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Robert Koch discover the tubercle bacillus?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1890.

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

3. How many local chapters were there in the American Red Cross when the U.S. entered the Great War?
(a) 119.
(b) 59.
(c) 205.
(d) 107.

4. Walter Reed, James Carroll, and Jesse Lazear are described by the author as three of the four doctors who defeated what disease?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Scarlet fever.

5. In the late nineteenth century, there were 7,000 engineers according to the author. How many were there just after World War I?
(a) 226,000.
(b) 672,000.
(c) 125,000.
(d) 23,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Germany announce unrestricted submarine warfare against neutral and merchant vessels during WWI?

3. Who was the U.S. Attorney General when the U.S. entered WWI?

4. Who was the Surgeon General of the Army when the U.S. entered WWI?

5. Who was the president of the Johns Hopkins University when it was established?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the most noteworthy aspect of those who were killed by the Spanish flu?

2. Who was William Gorgas? What was his role in the war?

3. Who was Oswald Avery and what is he most known for?

4. How does the author describe American medical education up to the turn of the twentieth century in the Prologue?

5. Who was Galen and what were his accomplishments?

6. Describe William Henry Welch's medical education.

7. Describe the narrative style of the Prologue. From what perspective is it related?

8. Who was Simon Flexner? What were his greatest achievements?

9. Give a brief description of Woodrow Wilson's political career. During what years was he president?

10. What is the one purpose of a virus, according to the author?

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