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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people admitted to witnessing the murder of Kitty Genovese?
(a) 16.
(b) 41.
(c) 38.
(d) 12.

2. When did Gaeton Dugas die?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1991.

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

4. 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 Stickiness Factor.
(d) The Power of Context.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. A well-known saying states that twenty percent of the people do what percent of the work?

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