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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does HIV stand for?
(a) Human immunodeficiency virus.
(b) Hyper intensive virus.
(c) Human inter-biotic virus.
(d) Heliocentric immunodeficiency virus.

2. Where was Gaeton Dugas from?
(a) Canada.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) The United States.
(d) Denmark.

3. What was the nickname of Darnell McGee?
(a) “Boss Man.”
(b) “Skater.”
(c) “Big Man.”
(d) “Pawn Boy.”

4. Who was convicted of the murder of Kitty Genovese?
(a) Winston Moseley.
(b) William Dupre.
(c) Ted Bundy.
(d) James Moorland.

5. What does the author consider to be the second of the three rules of epidemics?
(a) The Law of the Many.
(b) The Law of the Few.
(c) The Power of Context.
(d) The Stickiness Factor.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 1 that what year span saw the number of children in Baltimore born with syphilis spike considerably?

2. When did Gaeton Dugas die?

3. In what year was Kitty Genovese stabbed to death?

4. What was the cause in the spike of syphilis cases in Baltimore, according to the Centers for Disease Control?

5. What does the author consider to be the first of the three rules of epidemics?

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