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

2. The author points out that the outbreak of syphilis in Baltimore slowed during what season?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

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

4. In what year was Kitty Genovese stabbed to death?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1985.

5. Gaeton Dugas held what profession?
(a) Night club owner.
(b) Schoolteacher.
(c) Flight attendant.
(d) Swim instructor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brand of cigarettes became sticky when they used a grammatical faux pas in an advertising campaign according to the author in Chapter 1?

2. Darnell McGee is known to have infected over how many people with HIV?

3. What refers to a social psychological phenomenon where individuals do not offer any means of help in an emergency situation to the victim when other people are present?

4. How many people admitted to witnessing the murder of Kitty Genovese?

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

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