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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the diagnosis that was given to Dean when he went into the hospital for his blue hands?
(a) Cyanosis.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) Heart condition.
(d) Cancer.

2. At whose house did Carol decide to recover when she was done with her stay at the hospital?
(a) A friend's place.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) Parents' house.
(d) Husband's house.

3. _________ is a bacterial infection that is typically found in rodents and transferred to humans through direct contact.
(a) Anthrax.
(b) Tuleremia.
(c) Pseudonomas.
(d) Rabies.

4. What is the standard treatment for hepatitis once it is identified in a patient?
(a) Gamma globulin.
(b) IV fluids.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Antibiotics.

5. What is not one of the causes of hepatitis, according to research and medical findings?
(a) Sneezing on a person.
(b) Contaminated water.
(c) Direct contact with a patient.
(d) Contaminated food.

6. What was the supposed cause of the blue hands, according to doctors who were treating Dean?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Infection.
(c) Heart clot.
(d) Ergotism.

7. The course of investigation into the hepatitis outbreak resulted in the establishment of a _________ of infection.
(a) Graph.
(b) Slide.
(c) Calendar.
(d) Curve.

8. During testing, it was discovered that Rudy's _________ were frayed and worn, which was surprising to many.
(a) Taste buds.
(b) Teeth.
(c) Tonsils.
(d) Hands.

9. What did the family raise, which made the investigators begin to think these might have had something to do with the cause?
(a) Hogs.
(b) Cows.
(c) Horses.
(d) Bees.

10. Since Dean was a _________, doctors believed his lower blood oxygen was caused by that exposure.
(a) Roofer.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Paint chemist.
(d) Med tech.

11. What did Sara have inserted into her body in April of the same year, which is the same time the problems began?
(a) IUD.
(b) Nose ring.
(c) Stent.
(d) Tattoo.

12. What were Betty Page and her husband planning when she began to have strange medical symptoms?
(a) Their anniversary.
(b) Daughter's wedding.
(c) A world trip.
(d) A cruise vacation.

13. What was the name of the fungicide that cause the troubles in the feed that was given to the animals?
(a) Panogen.
(b) Thermagen.
(c) Mentalop.
(d) Tratophen.

14. What is another name for collective obsessional behavior, according to the book?
(a) Psychosis.
(b) Lying.
(c) Mob mentality.
(d) Mass hysteria.

15. What was the diagnosis for Carol when she was admitted as a welfare patient since she ran out of money?
(a) Craziness.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Hysterical neurosis.
(d) Bipolar disorder.

Short Answer Questions

1. The symptoms the children were having indicated some sort of _____________, though the cause was unclear.

2. Mr. Huckleby began to feed his animals a mixture of _________ and discarded seed grain from a local supplier.

3. What is NOT one of the treatments that Natalie pursued in order to help her with her depression?

4. What did Betty see that made her realize what her medical condition probably was?

5. The children were determined to have _________ poisoning from the ingestion of the animal products.

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