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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Burton and Stone's working hypothesis about the killer in Piedmont?
(a) it works very slowly
(b) it is passed by contact with an infected individual
(c) it doesn't seem to affect dogs
(d) the agent must have transmitted itself through the air

2. Dr. Stone heads to Piedmont with another scientist. Who is he?
(a) Dr. Byon Shelby
(b) Dr. Steven Levine
(c) Dr. Kathleen Coller
(d) Dr. Charles Burton, professor at Baylor Medical School

3. What brought about the first scientific crisis in history?
(a) the invasion of aliens
(b) the discovery of the atom
(c) the advent of modern science
(d) the discovery of an alien space ship

4. What concerned Merrick about alien encounters?
(a) that they would be hostile and superior
(b) that they have been kidnapping humans for years
(c) that their technology would be much better than ours
(d) the possibility of a plague resulting from an alien bacteria

5. What does their nighttime surveillance reveal?
(a) a big town party in the center of town
(b) a pack of dogs are barking at a door
(c) no activity in the town
(d) all the houses are lit up

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Private Crane do for Lt. Shawn?

2. What does Dr. Stone tell his wife as he leaves?

3. Where is Mission Control for Project Scoop located?

4. Who do they find alive in the town?

5. What do the white spots on Jagger's film indicate?

(see the answer key)

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