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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. The ________ was provided to the event by the Hindenburg Pleasure Society, according to the researcher's findings.
(a) Dishwashing equipment.
(b) Soap.
(c) Pig.
(d) Cow.

2. What was Herman Sauer's job, according to the beginning of the chapter about him?
(a) Bookseller.
(b) Dishwasher.
(c) Waiter.
(d) Telephone technician.

3. What is the only type of animal that carried the rabies virus, according to scientists at the time?
(a) Vampire bat.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Horses.

4. What kind of birds did several of the classrooms in the school have that might have caused the disease?
(a) Ostriches.
(b) Ravens.
(c) Robins.
(d) Parakeets.

5. Who had a legal obligation to investigate the poisoning because there were eleven different cases of illness?
(a) No one.
(b) Health department.
(c) The local emergency room.
(d) CDC.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the symptom that caused Elmo to go to the doctor for which the doctor sought treatment?

2. What was the initial diagnosis for the strange symptoms the people in this chapter were exhibiting?

3. What happens to people who get a mild form of the disease in this chapter?

4. What was added to the aspirin compound in order to make it easier on stomachs to handle?

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

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