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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of scientist was able to discover how to create a synthetic version of aspirin?
(a) German.
(b) Austrian.
(c) English.
(d) French.

2. Who developed a vaccine for the rabies virus in the 1880s?
(a) Mendelhass.
(b) Curie.
(c) Pasteur.
(d) Strick.

3. In what area did the men live when they were stricken by their mysterious disease?
(a) Miami.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

4. __________ for immunizations is not universal, which is why rabies is still something that causes troubles.
(a) Enforcement.
(b) Licensing.
(c) Payments.
(d) Diagnoses.

5. What is NOT one of the diagnoses that the woman who entered the Dallas hospital was given?
(a) Typhoid fever.
(b) Polio.
(c) Encephalitis.
(d) Flu.

6. On what floor did the elderly woman who was a carrier live, according to the findings of researchers?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Second.
(d) Fifth.

7. What was the treatment that was started on Hoffman in order to treat the supposed infection at the time?
(a) IV anti-fungals.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Anti-virals.
(d) Antibiotics.

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

9. What did the investigators find out about the conditions at the restaurant where the men had eaten?
(a) Really clean.
(b) Unused.
(c) Out of date.
(d) Unsanitary.

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

11. In which city were school children beginning to get ill for no apparent reason?
(a) Miami.
(b) Mountain Home.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Culver City.

12. What was suspected to be happening to Hoffman, so another doctor told him to go to a specialist?
(a) Poisoning.
(b) Cellulitis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Typhoid.

13. What is the name of the empty sac that can develop for no apparent reason, which showed up in Turner's test results?
(a) Tumor.
(b) Pseudocyst.
(c) Pancreatitis.
(d) Malignancy.

14. Rabid _______ are a strong concern as there is no method of immunization for them.
(a) Dogs.
(b) Bats.
(c) Birds.
(d) Bears.

15. What allowed Vernon Berry to go on the trip that ended up causing him to contract a disease?
(a) A chance meeting.
(b) A business trip.
(c) A free ticket.
(d) Small inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rabies enters the body of a person through the ________ of an infected animal's bite, according to research.

2. The health department began to check every ________, fruit and vegetable stand, and restaurant in the area to find the source of the infections.

3. In what city was the hospital where Herman went to seek treatment for his uncomfortable symptoms?

4. What is the source of the infection that was afflicting people in this section of the book?

5. What was Herman Sauer's job, according to the beginning of the chapter about him?

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