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Quiz: Pandemic Life

March 22, 2020

Does voter turnout decline during a pandemic? Why did the Supreme Court weigh in on smallpox? Take the quiz to find out.

The 1890 Epidemic Diseases Act aimed to keep diseases like yellow fever and cholera from spreading:
- Among the poor
- Among the states
- By people who refused to be vaccinated
- From other countries to the U.S.
Pastor Henning Jacobson was fined five dollars by the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts for defying a 1902 order to prevent the spread of smallpox by __________________:
- Getting vaccinated
- Canceling religious services
- Agreeing to self-quarantine
- Staying out of bars and taverns
At the height of the 1918 flu epidemic, Boy Scouts handed out printed cards discouraging which type of behavior believed to spread the flu:
- Shaking hands
- Standing in lines
- Spitting in the street
- All of the above
Thousands of people caught the flu after attending this 1918 event in Philadelphia:
- Baseball game
- Parade
- Political rally
- Labor protest
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) endorse a strategy called Directly Observed Therapy to ensure that patients with what disease take their full course of medication?
- Tuberculosis
- Ebola
- Hantavirus
- Pertussis
Twenty-six states impose criminal penalties for knowingly exposing a person to HIV. Experts say these laws are an effective tool in combatting the spread of the disease.
- True
- False
Bipartisanship won earlier this month when Congress and the President agreed to spend ____ on the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- $2.5 billion
- $4.75 billion
- $6 billion
- $8 billion
Voter turnout for Iran’s 2016 parliamentary elections was 62 percent. This year, amidst the coronavirus outbreak, turnout was:
- 28 percent
- 42 percent
- 61 percent
- 74 percent
When it comes to preventing disease, whether it’s a coronavirus, the flu, or any number of other pathogens, washing your hands is more effective than using hand sanitizer.
- True
- False
In the 20th century, life expectancy in the U.S. increased by an average of 30 years. The CDC estimates that advances in public health are responsible for how many of those years?
- 10
- 18
- 22
- 25

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