Chapter 01: Highlights of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The ―father‖ of immunology is generally considered to be a. Koch. b. Pasteur. c. Gram. d. Salk. ANS: B Louis Pasteur is generally considered to be the ―father of immunology.‖ DIF: Cognitive Level: I 2. An early form of immunization was practiced by the a. Romans. b. Greeks. c. Chinese. d. Native Americans. ANS: C Beginning about 1000 AD, the Chinese practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions. DIF: Cognitive Level: I 3. A specific function of the immune system is to a. recognize self from nonself. b. defend the body against nonself. c. amplify specific functions. d. Both A and B. ANS: D The function of the immune system is to recognize self from nonself and defend the body against nonself. Such a system is necessary for survival. The immune system also has nonspecific effector mechanisms that usually amplify the specific functions. Nonspecific components of the immune system include mononuclear p