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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was William Henry Welch born?

2. When did Johns Hopkins die?

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

4. Counting both sides, how many troops died in the U.S. Civil war from disease?

5. What is the lowest estimate of the death toll from the Spanish Flu, according to the author in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the 1918 flu pandemic believed to have originated? How did it originate?

2. Describe William Henry Welch's medical education.

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

4. How did the second wave of the 1918 flu differ from the first?

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

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

7. How does pneumonia kill humans?

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

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

10. For what was Émile Roux most known?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the life and career of Paul Lewis. Why does the author bookend the narrative with Lewis's story? What discoveries did Lewis make? What was his legacy?

Essay Topic 2

Describe three examples of symbolism in The Great Influenza. What is being represented? How does this symbol relate to you? How does the symbol relate universally?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three examples of irony in The Great Influenza. What type of irony is used in each example? What purpose does it serve? What is your response to each example?

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