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

2. Who was the president of the Johns Hopkins University when it was established?
(a) Samuel Tilden.
(b) Elias Canetti.
(c) William Budd.
(d) Daniel Coit Gilman.

3. What was tuberculosis called by laypeople?
(a) Red fever.
(b) Black fever.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Extraction.

4. What were the names of the Mayo brothers who were giants in the field of surgery?
(a) James and Robert.
(b) Charles and William.
(c) George and Paul.
(d) Jason and Michael.

5. Where is the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine located?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Portland.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Postmaster General at the time the U.S. entered WWI?

2. Who wrote the book Paradise Lost?

3. What were the four humours that were hypothesized by those who wrote the Hippocratic texts?

4. When was the American Red Cross founded?

5. Who won the popular vote against Rutherford B. Hayes, but never took office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Thomas H. Huxley?

2. Who was Daniel Coit Gilman?

3. What led to the founding of Johns Hopkins University?

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

5. Who was Galen and what were his accomplishments?

6. What are the estimated death toll number from the 1918 flu pandemic?

7. What was the significant impact that the 1918 flu had on the human immune system?

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

9. Who was Xavier Bichat and for what was he most known?

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

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