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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After going to code red, what does Manchek do?
(a) takes a helicopter to Piedmont
(b) hesitates before making his next move
(c) calls out the National Guard
(d) calls the President of the United States

3. What were the first two scientific crises in history?
(a) a viable solar energy system and splitting the atom
(b) finding a vaccine for small pox and the Andromeda Strain
(c) the flu epidemic of 1918 and electrical power generation
(d) the atomic energy and space capability crises

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they see in the sky over Piedmont?

2. What is Dr. Burton's specialty ?

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

4. On Jagger's film, one of the white images is in motion. What does that mean?

5. What is Dr. Stone doing when the military shows up at his door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the two things Stone and Burton knew when they landed in Piedmont?

2. Write a description of Piedmont from Lieutenant Shawn's perspective looking from above.

3. Why does Stone believe the Wildfire lab has "the capability to deal with an unknown biologic agent."?

4. Describe Dr. Burton as he rides in the helicopter with Dr. Stone going to Piedmont. Tell a little of his background in science.

5. The author states his theme that crises are made up of human personalities. How does he introduce his characters?

6. Describe Major Arthur Manchek.

7. Write about the procedure the three planes used to look at and take pictures of Piedmont and the capability of the scavenger spy plane.

8. What is Lieutenant Roger Shawn doing at the beginning of the book?

9. Explain why the government agreed to extend funds and build Wildfire?

10. How is Wildfire put into action by Manchek's phone call?

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