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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Into the Woods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Jeanette Troup was working in _____________ when an outbreak of the Lassa virus occurred.
(a) Lusaka.
(b) Jos.
(c) Monrovia.
(d) Kinshasha.

2. To what do the initials "RNA" refer?
(a) Richmond Nutrition Association.
(b) Reflexive neurological antibodies.
(c) Ribonucleic acid.
(d) Regenerative nerve action.

3. What does CDC stand for?
(a) Cancer and Disease Center.
(b) Corporate Disease Control.
(c) Centers for Disease Control.
(d) Center for Destroying Cancer.

4. Chapter 1: "Machupo," Karl Johnson found himself deathly ill with what disease?
(a) Bolivian hemorrhagic fever.
(b) Schistosomiasis.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Pneumocystis pneumonia.

5. In the book's Preface, the author writes that the vulnerability of the world is increased due to which of the following?
(a) Modern travel.
(b) Decreased populations.
(c) Human evolution.
(d) Isolation of populations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Adam Cargill go after being released from a holding facility in Chapter 4?

2. Where was Lily Pinneo flown after contracting the Lassa virus?

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

4. What term refers to a disease created as a result of medical treatment?

5. What leader in infectious disease was called in to test the deadly virus against samples of thousands of viruses in his lab in Chapter 3: "Monkey Kidneys and the Ebbing Tides"?

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