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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What designer called and wanted to use Hush Puppies Shoes in his spring collection during their resurgence, according to the author in the introduction?
(a) Micole Biancosino.
(b) Janette Wilson.
(c) John Bartlett.
(d) Oscar de la Renta.

4. Darnell McGee admitted sexual relations with how many people after he knew he carried HIV?
(a) 252.
(b) 398.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 103.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What designer put a twenty-five foot Bassett hound on the roof of his Hollywood store, according to the author in the Introduction?

2. Gaeton Dugas held what profession?

3. When did Gaeton Dugas die?

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

5. According to the author’s sources, how many patients visited Baltimore’s sexually transmitted disease clinics in the year from 1990-1991?

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