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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Karl Johnson's team realized that in San Joaquin, there were no ________ as a result of DDT spraying in Chapter 1: "Machupo."
(a) Owls.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Cats.
(d) Snakes.

2. Kent Campbell began testing whom for the Lassa virus in Chapter 4?
(a) German soldiers.
(b) Irish nuns.
(c) Iranian refugees.
(d) Canadian hospital workers.

3. DNA was first isolated by what Swiss physician?
(a) Friedrich Miescher.
(b) Alexander Fleming.
(c) Uwe Brinkmann.
(d) Joe McCormick.

4. What does the acronym WHO stand for?
(a) Women's Health Operation.
(b) World Health Organization.
(c) Wellness and Health Organization.
(d) Wholesome and Holistic Outlook.

5. Karl Johnson's team placed ___________ across the village of San Joaquin in order to help eradicate the Manchupo virus in Chapter 1: "Machupo."
(a) Cats.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Mouse traps.
(d) Eagles.

6. Laurie Garrett earned her undergraduate degree in biology from what institution?
(a) The Harvard School of Public Health.
(b) The University of California, Santa Cruz.
(c) The Yale Public Health Academy.
(d) The University of California, Los Angeles.

7. What is the condition that results from taking an unbalanced diet in which certain nutrients are lacking?
(a) Antibody.
(b) Bulimia.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Malnutrition.

8. 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"?
(a) Uwe Brinkmann.
(b) Daniel Elmer Salmon.
(c) Clint Nyamurkunge.
(d) Jodi Casals.

9. What profession did Karl Johnson's fiancee have, as described in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?
(a) Dermatologist.
(b) Neurologist.
(c) Oncologist.
(d) Virologist.

10. Author Laurie Garrett was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism in 1996 for a series of works published in what publication?
(a) USA Today.
(b) The LA Times.
(c) Newsday.
(d) The Chicago Sun Times.

11. Peter Piot at CDC processed the samples sent to him in Chapter 5: "Yambuku," and tests showed the virus was neither ________________ nor anything else they had seen.
(a) Dengue fever.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Measles.

12. When was the term antibiotic first coined?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1927.

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

14. What did Karl Johnson's team discover to be the culprit of the Bolivian disease in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?
(a) Mouse urine.
(b) Roach feces.
(c) Bed bugs.
(d) Owl droppings.

15. A WHO research team discovered all the original patients of the mystery disease had handled monkeys from ___________.
(a) Uganda.
(b) Panama.
(c) Tanzania.
(d) Zaire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who worked with Patricia Webb on the Ebola virus in the CDC's laboratory?

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

3. In what country was Jordi Casals born?

4. Ron MacKenzie and Karl Johnson both thought the Bolivian disease was much like a Latin American virus called what in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?

5. In the Introduction, Laurie Garrett discusses the experiences of an uncle named ___________.

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