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

2. When did World War I begin?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1918.

3. Who wrote the book Paradise Lost?
(a) Elias Canetti.
(b) Daniel Coit Gilman.
(c) Samuel Tilden.
(d) John Milton.

4. How many local chapters were there in the American Red Cross when World War I ended?
(a) 1,745.
(b) 3,677.
(c) 3,864.
(d) 2,534.

5. Where was William Henry Welch born?
(a) Madison, Wisconsin.
(b) Norfolk, Connecticut.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Lubbock, Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what university did the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City come to be associated?

2. When was the American Red Cross founded?

3. Roughly how many nurses were serving in the U.S. military by May of 1918?

4. Who was the mayor of New Orleans when the U.S. entered WWI?

5. The author states in Chapter 1 that there are two most important questions in science. What is the first?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe William Henry Welch's medical education.

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

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

4. How does pneumonia kill humans?

5. Who was Thomas H. Huxley?

6. Why was the Postmaster General given special priviliges under the Sedition Act of 1918? What were they?

7. In what ways did bigotry against immigrants arise in 1917-1918?

8. Who was Galen and what were his accomplishments?

9. When was Johns Hopkins University founded? Why was it important?

10. What aspects of military operations made the 1918 flu more likely to spread?

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