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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) the agent must have transmitted itself through the air
(b) it doesn't seem to affect dogs
(c) it is passed by contact with an infected individual
(d) it works very slowly

2. What is Dr. Burton's specialty ?
(a) he's an expert on zero gravity effect on growth of plants
(b) he studies the effects of sunlight on viruses
(c) studying the effects of bacteria on human tissues
(d) he experiments with human DNA

3. On Jagger's film, one of the white images is in motion. What does that mean?
(a) there is a survivor
(b) the camera moved when it shot the picture
(c) the pilot went too fast when he shot the film
(d) there is a very large buzzard flying at almost ground level

4. What does Project Wildfire do?
(a) investigates possible extraterrestrial life forms introduced to earth by returning spacecraft.
(b) investigates forest fires in America
(c) investigates NASA projects
(d) investigates any epidepic of Asian origin

5. What does Hall believe about the possibility of a real Wildfire crisis?
(a) he doesn't think the US is capable of space travel
(b) he believes the project is theoretical and never expects to be called
(c) he doesn't believe any bacteria could survive space
(d) he can't think of any reason he would be helpful in that type of work

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say about Lieutenant Shawn's life?

2. What were the first two scientific crises in history?

3. What does Lt. Comroe at mission control do when told about the bodies?

4. What is Caper One?

5. Who is Major Arthur Manchek?

(see the answer key)

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