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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Something a Little Unusual.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to three people in Manhattan in 1926, according to the description in this chapter?
(a) Orange skin.
(b) Rabies.
(c) Food poisoning.
(d) Typhoid fever.

2. What was the food that all of the ill men had eaten, leading the investigators to believe there had been a misdiagnosis?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Toast.
(d) Coffee.

3. Aspirin _________ is not uncommon in children, especially those who are under the age of five.
(a) Tolerance.
(b) Poisoning.
(c) Reactions.
(d) Sensitivity.

4. What is caused by a parasitic worm that lodges in the muscle fibers and can be an infection that is difficult to treat?
(a) Salmonella.
(b) Trichinosis.
(c) Botulism.
(d) Carbon monoxide poisoning.

5. What had remained wet after the pipes had been fixed, leading to the contamination?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Towels.
(c) Vents.
(d) Sawdust insulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who developed a vaccine for the rabies virus in the 1880s?

2. What is the only type of animal that carried the rabies virus, according to scientists at the time?

3. What had the ill workers and employees sampled beforehand, which led to their illnesses?

4. The New York ____________ needed to determine the cause of the outbreak in order to identify and prevent future cases.

5. What was the color of Turner's skin, according to his doctor? ________ orange.

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