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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 12 The Mission.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Joe McCormick's title?
(a) Chief of the Special Pathogens branch of the CDC.
(b) General Commander of USAMRIID.
(c) President of Disease Research at the CDC.
(d) Head virologist of the CDC.

2. What is the first symptom after being exposed to a filovirus?
(a) Bleeding gums.
(b) A headache.
(c) Third spacing.
(d) Blurred vision.

3. What has happened to one of the animal caretakers in the monkey house?
(a) He has quit his job.
(b) He has died.
(c) He has crashed and bled out.
(d) He has had a heart attack.

4. How many children does Nancy Jaax have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Five.

5. How many new monkeys die at the monkey house over Thanksgiving?
(a) One.
(b) Twenty two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the person who first photographed the Ebola virus?

2. What is Colonel C.J. Peters' official title at USAMRIID?

3. Who is another prime candidate that the scientists fear might break with Marburg?

4. What is the fatality rate of Marburg virus?

5. Who does Dan Dalgard contact at USAMRIID?

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