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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Impression: Essentially Normal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the source of the infection that was afflicting people in this section of the book?
(a) Virus.
(b) Bacteria.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Injections.

2. What is NOT one of the possible culprits for the poisoning and disease the researchers were finding?
(a) Dishwashing.
(b) Delivered ice.
(c) Drinking water.
(d) Food.

3. What had the ill workers and employees sampled beforehand, which led to their illnesses?
(a) Raw sausage.
(b) Raw pigs feet.
(c) Raw hocks.
(d) Raw ham.

4. How many people besides Herman became ill with the dangerous food poisoning?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

5. What is the active ingredient in aspirin, according to the book?
(a) Acetimenophen.
(b) Willow trees.
(c) Salicylic acid.
(d) Ibuprofen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some people are _________ to aspirin that can cause problems in some people who take it.

2. Those who are known to be carriers are legally barred from having a role in the ____________ industry.

3. Aspirin can block ___________ that can cause heart attacks and strokes in some people.

4. In what year was the method to produce a synthetic version of aspirin's main ingredient discovered?

5. What happened to three people in Manhattan in 1926, according to the description in this chapter?

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