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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was treating Bernhard Mandrella for the Lassa virus when he met Kent Campbell?
(a) Uwe Brinkmann.
(b) Al Wieden.
(c) David Sencer.
(d) Jay Butler.

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

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

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

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

6. In the Introduction, Laurie Garrett discusses the experiences of her uncle who was a doctor in what year?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1957.

7. What refers to a neurological disorder that occurs when many nerves throughout the body malfunction simultaneously?
(a) Bipolar disorder.
(b) Atkinson's disease.
(c) Polyneuropathy.
(d) Epilepsy.

8. After his work with famine relief efforts, Uwe Brinkmann was dubbed by Germans as a __________.
(a) Conservative.
(b) Communist.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Federalist.

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

10. In what year did a type of swine flu strike in Texas simultaneously with another less deadly strain?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1876.

11. How many deaths were reported from the first epidemic of Legionnaires' disease in 1976?
(a) 328.
(b) 173.
(c) 92.
(d) 34.

12. Where in Bolivia did Ron MacKenzie travel in order to investigate a disease in Chapter 1: "Machupo"?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Quito.
(c) Bogata.
(d) Lagos.

13. When Johnson and MacKenzie became ill in Chapter 1: "Machupo," they were saved by a doctor who knew to drastically increase ______________.
(a) Pain killers.
(b) Antibiotics.
(c) Food.
(d) Fluids.

14. What does AIDS stand for?
(a) Anorexia induced disease syndrome.
(b) Autonomous insulin deficiency symptoms.
(c) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
(d) Albino immune destruction syndrome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Legionnaires' disease acquired its name when an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among people attending a convention in what city?

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

3. What does the acronym WHO stand for?

4. What was the confirmed source of the first epidemic of Legionnaire's disease?

5. DNA was first isolated by what Swiss physician?

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