Question: In 1918, an outbreak of influenza infected 500,000 people all over the world. Tens of millions of those infected died. In 1994, an outbreak of pneumonic plague spread quickly through the city of Surat in India, killing 52 people. Which statement best describes the two events?

  Options: 
 A. Both outbreaks were pandemics.
 B. Both outbreaks were epidemics.
 C. The influenza outbreak was a pandemic. The plague outbreak was an epidemic.
 D. The influenza outbreak was an epidemic. The plague outbreak was a pandemic.
Answer: C