Chapter 1 Quiz

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  identified an environmental cause of cancer.

B  None of these is correct.

C  described unsafe and hazardous working environments.

D  emphasized the role of the environment in people’s health.

E  described the toxic properties of sulfur and zinc.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  were extremely innovative for their time.

B  argued for the creation of state health departments.

C  All of these are correct.

D  ultimately were adopted by public health departments and are now in use.

E  described how environmental sanitation affected health.

A  5% to 20%.

B  35% to 50%.

C  25% to 33%.

D  75% to 89%.

E  55% to 70%.

A  Poverty

B  Increases in infectious diseases

C  Pollution

D  Urban crowding

E  Prosperity

A  Increasing use of alternative modes of transportation for work

B  Reducing the number of days the AQI exceeds 100, weighted by population and AQI; increasing use of alternative modes of transportation for work; and reducing air toxic emissions to decrease the risk of adverse health effects

C  Reducing the number of days the AQI exceeds 100, weighted by population and AQI

D  Reducing air toxic emissions to decrease the risk of adverse health effects

E  Increasing the production of clean coal as an energy source

A  It was caused by the H5N1 virus.

B  It was classified as a pandemic by WHO.

C  It was spread through North America to other parts of the globe.

D  Initial cases showed no evidence of contact with pigs.

E  It showed evidence of person-to-person transmission.

A  China, Indonesia, United States.

B  United States, Russia, and Japan.

C  Indonesia, Brazil, Nigeria.

D  India, China, United States.

E  China, Indonesia, and Brazil.