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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. How old was Richard Pfeiffer in 1918?
2. For how long does the author assert the influenza virus can remain infectious on a hard surface in Chapter 22?
3. How did Colonel Charles Hagadorn die?
4. Due to the 1918-1919 flu pandemic, one in every how many solders in the army died of influenza and its complications, according to the author in Chapter 20?
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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the political landscape of Philadelphia in September of 1918?
2. How did William Henry Welch respond when he became infected with the flu?
3. Who was Wilmer Krusen and what decision did he make that was crucial to the spread of the virus?
4. Why were the U.S. newspapers not reporting widely on the pandemic of 1918?
5. What happened to the soldiers that Colonel Charles Hagadorn had transported from Camp Grant to Camp Hancock?
6. What did the outfall of the Liberty Loan Parade look like?
7. What were the informational aspects of the pandemic that that scientists sought to discover, according to the author in Chapter 22?
8. What did the Providence Journal report on the pandemic, according to the author in Chapter 29?
9. How did the 1918 flu affect the human lungs?
10. What were the results of Dr. W. R. Redden's serum trial?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the impact of Wilmer Krusen's choices regarding the Liberty Loan Parade. What was Krusen warned of regarding the parade? How did he respond? What was the outcome of his decision?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the life and career of William Henry Welch. Why does the author regard Welch as an influential pioneer? What was Welch's role during the 1918 flu pandemic? For what is he most known?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the life and career of Rufus Cole. Where was Rufus Cole working when the flu pandemic broke out? What were his responsibilities in relation to the outbreak? What were his achievements?
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