Epidemiology MCQ Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
In this course, which of the following most accurately defines the focus
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of epidemiology?
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Epidemiology is the study of distribution of health outcomes, risk
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factors and exposure in:
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a) Populations.
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b) Individuals.
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c) Communities.
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d) People. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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Which of the following is/are true about the cholera epidemic of 1854?
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(Choose all that apply.) | | |
a) Approximately 600 people died by the end of this epidemic.
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b) Sir Edwin Chadwick contributed to discovering the cause of this
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epidemic.
c) John Snow contributed to discovering the cause of this epidemic.
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d) This cholera epidemic affected people throughout Europe.
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e) A water pump in London was implicated as being the source of the
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epidemic. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c, d, e
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,True or False: Qualitative data deals with narrative descriptions and
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quantitative data deals with measurements. | | | |
a) True
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b) False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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Which of the following is/are part of epidemiology? (Choose all that
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apply.)
a) The study of the factors that determine whether someone gets a
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particular health outcome. | |
b) The study of the distribution of health outcomes, risk factors and
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exposures in populations. | |
c) Provision of health care to people with diseases.
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d) The study of the natural history of health outcomes. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-b
Fill in the blank. Epidemiology ____________?
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a) Is the basic science of public health.
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b) Studies health and disease on a population level.
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c) Asks who, what, when, where, why and how regarding health and
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disease.
d) Is all of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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, Which of the following types of events can be measured by a risk and/or
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a rate?
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a) Newly developed cases of disease.
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b) Recurrence of a disease.
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c) Development of a drug or treatment side effect.
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d) All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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True or False: The formula for a rate is the number of existing cases of
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the disease outcome divided by the number of people studied, with a
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mention of the time period under observation.
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a) True |
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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True or False: The denominator of a risk is not fixed by the "at-risk"
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population size at the beginning of a study observation period.
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a) True |
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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Which of the following measure(s) is/are able to capture the reality of a
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dynamic population? Select all that apply.
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a) Risk.|
b) Rate.|
Correct Answers
In this course, which of the following most accurately defines the focus
| | | | | | | | | | | |
of epidemiology?
|
Epidemiology is the study of distribution of health outcomes, risk
| | | | | | | | | |
factors and exposure in:
| | |
a) Populations.
|
b) Individuals.
|
c) Communities.
|
d) People. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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Which of the following is/are true about the cholera epidemic of 1854?
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(Choose all that apply.) | | |
a) Approximately 600 people died by the end of this epidemic.
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b) Sir Edwin Chadwick contributed to discovering the cause of this
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epidemic.
c) John Snow contributed to discovering the cause of this epidemic.
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d) This cholera epidemic affected people throughout Europe.
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e) A water pump in London was implicated as being the source of the
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epidemic. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c, d, e
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,True or False: Qualitative data deals with narrative descriptions and
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quantitative data deals with measurements. | | | |
a) True
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b) False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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Which of the following is/are part of epidemiology? (Choose all that
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apply.)
a) The study of the factors that determine whether someone gets a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
particular health outcome. | |
b) The study of the distribution of health outcomes, risk factors and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
exposures in populations. | |
c) Provision of health care to people with diseases.
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d) The study of the natural history of health outcomes. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-b
Fill in the blank. Epidemiology ____________?
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a) Is the basic science of public health.
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b) Studies health and disease on a population level.
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c) Asks who, what, when, where, why and how regarding health and
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disease.
d) Is all of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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, Which of the following types of events can be measured by a risk and/or
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a rate?
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a) Newly developed cases of disease.
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b) Recurrence of a disease.
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c) Development of a drug or treatment side effect.
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d) All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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True or False: The formula for a rate is the number of existing cases of
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the disease outcome divided by the number of people studied, with a
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mention of the time period under observation.
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a) True |
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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True or False: The denominator of a risk is not fixed by the "at-risk"
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population size at the beginning of a study observation period.
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a) True |
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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Which of the following measure(s) is/are able to capture the reality of a
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dynamic population? Select all that apply.
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a) Risk.|
b) Rate.|
