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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: Revenge of the Germs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. German authorities began to argue with the authorities of ___________ over the Lassa virus in Chapter 4.
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) Poland.

2. In what country was Jordi Casals born?
(a) Egypt.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

3. Researchers were able to track the outbreak of the Lassa virus to a woman from ______________.
(a) Monrovia.
(b) Lagos.
(c) Kinshasha.
(d) Lusaka.

4. In Chapter 8: "Revolution," the author writes that the medical field discovered _____________, causing things to drastically change.
(a) Government subsidies.
(b) Vaccinations.
(c) Genetic engineering.
(d) Insurance loopholes.

5. What is a virus that is duplicated in a host cell using the reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome?
(a) Omnivirus.
(b) Retrovirus.
(c) Polyvirus.
(d) Slow virus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7: "N'zara," Joe McCormick was called to _____________ during his Lassa research.

2. Dr. Jeanette Troup was working in _____________ when an outbreak of the Lassa virus occurred.

3. Following Kent Campbell's recovery, he was sent to investigate the Lassa outbreak in ______________.

4. Who was treating Bernhard Mandrella for the Lassa virus when he met Kent Campbell?

5. Kent Campbell began testing whom for the Lassa virus in Chapter 4?

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