The Hot Zone | Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Part 1, Chapter 1 Something in the Forest | Part 1, Chapter 2 Jumper

1. Describe the behavior of the weaverbirds on page 5. What about their behavior would make them interesting to an epidemiologist?

2. Why are the workers burning the fields? What impact could this have on the migration of microbes and the biodiversity of an area?

Short Essay Question - Part 1, Chapter 3 Diagnosis

3. Describe the typical shapes of viruses and how Marburg compares to them.

4. How does the mixing of monkey species relate to the idea of...
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