TEST BANK
Aschengrau & Seage's Essentials of Epidemiology in Public
Health
Ann Aschengrau
5th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology 1
Chapter 02 Measures of Disease Frequency 5
Chapter 03 Comparing Disease Frequencies 9
Chapter 04 Sources of Public Health Data 13
Chapter 05 Descriptive Epidemiology 17
Chapter 06 Overview of Epidemiologic Study Designs 21
Chapter 07 Experimental Studies 25
Chapter 08 Cohort Studies 29
Chapter 09 Case-Control Studies 33
Chapter 10 Bias 37
Chapter 11 Confounding 41
Chapter 12 Random Error 45
Chapter 13 Effect Measure Modification 49
Chapter 14 Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies 53
Chapter 15 The Epidemiologic Approach to Causation 57
Chapter 16 Screening in Public Health Practice 61
Chapter 17 Ethics in Research Involving Human Participants 65
Midterm Exam 69
Final Exam 86
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Test Bank - Aschengrau & Seage's Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, 5th Edition (Aschengrau, 2026)
Chapter 01 The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
Multiple Choice
1. _______ are usually based on a combination of physical and pathological examinations,
diagnostic test results, and signs and symptoms.
A) Disease controls
B) Disease frequencies
C) Disease definitions
D) Disease distributions
Ans: D
Ahead: Definition and Objectives of Epidemiology
Complexity: Easy
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
2. Which field of modern epidemiology uses biomarkers such as serum micronutrient levels,
which can determine a person's fruit and vegetable intake more accurately than personal
interviews?
A) Social epidemiology
B) Molecular epidemiology
C) Human genome epidemiology
D) Life course epidemiology
Ans: B
Ahead: Modern Epidemiology
Complexity: Moderate
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
3. Which of the following contributes to scientific knowledge by recording treatment and
response information in patients' medical records?
A) Basic science
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B) Clinical science
C) Environmental science
D) Public health science
Ans: B
Ahead: Sources of Scientific Knowledge in Public Health
Complexity: Easy
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
4. Which of the following is a key activity of epidemiologists that includes three steps:
developing a definition of disease, instituting a mechanism to account for cases of disease within
a specified population, and determining the size of the population?
A) Counting
B) Watching
C) Monitoring
D) Advocating
Ans: A
Ahead: Definition and Objectives of Epidemiology
Complexity: Easy
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
5. Which study do modern epidemiologists consider to be “a classic exemplar for the
investigation of a given outcome and an array of exposures”?
A) Streptomycin Tuberculosis Trial
B) Doll and Hill's studies on smoking and lung cancer
C) Framingham Study
D) John Snow's cholera study
Ans: B
Ahead: Historical Development of Epidemiology
Complexity: Moderate
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
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Aschengrau & Seage's Essentials of Epidemiology in Public
Health
Ann Aschengrau
5th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology 1
Chapter 02 Measures of Disease Frequency 5
Chapter 03 Comparing Disease Frequencies 9
Chapter 04 Sources of Public Health Data 13
Chapter 05 Descriptive Epidemiology 17
Chapter 06 Overview of Epidemiologic Study Designs 21
Chapter 07 Experimental Studies 25
Chapter 08 Cohort Studies 29
Chapter 09 Case-Control Studies 33
Chapter 10 Bias 37
Chapter 11 Confounding 41
Chapter 12 Random Error 45
Chapter 13 Effect Measure Modification 49
Chapter 14 Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies 53
Chapter 15 The Epidemiologic Approach to Causation 57
Chapter 16 Screening in Public Health Practice 61
Chapter 17 Ethics in Research Involving Human Participants 65
Midterm Exam 69
Final Exam 86
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Test Bank - Aschengrau & Seage's Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, 5th Edition (Aschengrau, 2026)
Chapter 01 The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
Multiple Choice
1. _______ are usually based on a combination of physical and pathological examinations,
diagnostic test results, and signs and symptoms.
A) Disease controls
B) Disease frequencies
C) Disease definitions
D) Disease distributions
Ans: D
Ahead: Definition and Objectives of Epidemiology
Complexity: Easy
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
2. Which field of modern epidemiology uses biomarkers such as serum micronutrient levels,
which can determine a person's fruit and vegetable intake more accurately than personal
interviews?
A) Social epidemiology
B) Molecular epidemiology
C) Human genome epidemiology
D) Life course epidemiology
Ans: B
Ahead: Modern Epidemiology
Complexity: Moderate
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
3. Which of the following contributes to scientific knowledge by recording treatment and
response information in patients' medical records?
A) Basic science
______________________________________________________________________________________________
1|Page
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Test Bank - Aschengrau & Seage's Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, 5th Edition (Aschengrau, 2026)
B) Clinical science
C) Environmental science
D) Public health science
Ans: B
Ahead: Sources of Scientific Knowledge in Public Health
Complexity: Easy
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
4. Which of the following is a key activity of epidemiologists that includes three steps:
developing a definition of disease, instituting a mechanism to account for cases of disease within
a specified population, and determining the size of the population?
A) Counting
B) Watching
C) Monitoring
D) Advocating
Ans: A
Ahead: Definition and Objectives of Epidemiology
Complexity: Easy
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
5. Which study do modern epidemiologists consider to be “a classic exemplar for the
investigation of a given outcome and an array of exposures”?
A) Streptomycin Tuberculosis Trial
B) Doll and Hill's studies on smoking and lung cancer
C) Framingham Study
D) John Snow's cholera study
Ans: B
Ahead: Historical Development of Epidemiology
Complexity: Moderate
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
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