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Yellow Fever Investigation

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 6hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the doctors was the director of the group of investigators/researchers?

a)

Dr. Reed

b)

Dr. Agramonte

c)

Dr. Lazear

d)

Dr. Carroll

2.

The cause of Yellow Fever is from Mosquitos.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The cause of Yellow Fever is from contaminated materials.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The cause of Yellow Fever is Bacillus Iceteroids?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

All except which of these is a type of evidence?

a)

A social media post

b)

Data/Facts

c)

Expert Opinion

d)

Personal Experience/Story

6.

Which of the following best describes Dr. Reed's CHARACTER?

a)

He was married

b)

He was a doctor

c)

He hoped to alleviate human suffering

d)

He was seasick

7.

Jurmain describes the yellow fever patients’ symptoms in the first paragraph of her book in order to help readers...?

a)

So the reader will become a doctor

b)

To get a strong picture of how serious Yellow Fever is

c)

So that the reader can diagnose Yellow Fever

d)

So that the readers can get to know the doctors be

8.

Who is the author of The Secret of the Yellow Death?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

J.K. Rowling

c)

JRR Tolkien

d)

Suzanne Jurmain

9.

Which country did the team of doctors travel to in order to find the cause of Yellow Fever?

a)

Brazil

b)

Cuba

c)

The US

d)

Mexico

10.

There is a vaccination to prevent Yellow Fever.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

There is a cure for Yellow Fever?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the following is the CORRECT cause of Yellow Fever?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Contaminated Materials

c)

Mosquitos

13.

Which of the following was NOT a theory of how Yellow Fever was spread? Contaminated Food

a)

Contaminated Food/Eating

b)

Mosquitos

c)

Bacteria

d)

Contaminated Materials/Touching

14.

Which of the doctors below is NOT the name of one of the doctors that was looking for the cause of Yellow Fever?

a)

Dr. Lazear

b)

Dr. Johnson

c)

Dr. Carroll

d)

Dr. Reed

15.

Why is the disease called YELLOW fever?

a)

Because those infected with the disease had a yellowing of the skin due to the disease affecting the liver

b)

It was named after Big Bird

c)

The person who named it's favorite color was yellow

d)

Because Blue, Green, and Red Fever were already taken

16.

What city do Mattie and her Grandfather return to during the Yellow Fever outbreak?

a)

Chicago

b)

Denver

c)

The Dalles

d)

Philadelphia

17.

In what year do we first see a Yellow Fever outbreak in the US?

a)

1793

b)

1973

c)

1818

d)

2021

18.

What job title did Dr. Aristides Agramonte have on the team of doctors trying to find the cause of

Yellow Fever?

a)

Autopsies

b)

Director

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Research and Diagnostics

19.

What job title did Dr. Walter Reed have on the team of doctors trying to find the cause of

Yellow Fever?

a)

Autopsies

b)

Director

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Research and Diagnostics

20.

What job title did Dr. Jesse Lazear have on the team of doctors trying to find the cause of

Yellow Fever?

a)

Autopsies

b)

Director

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Research and Diagnostics

21.

What job title did Dr. James Carroll have on the team of doctors trying to find the cause of

Yellow Fever?

a)

Autopsies

b)

Director

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Research and Diagnostics

22.

Which characteristic do you think is most important for an investigator/researcher to have?

a)

They take bold and brave actions

b)

They work methodically

c)

They think carefully and logically

d)

They collaborate with others

e)

They try new approaches.

23.

Why did you choose the character trait that you chose in the previous question? Explain your reasoning (They take bold and brave actions; they work methodically; they think carefully and logically; they collaborate with others; they try new approaches)

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