View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Peters travels to exotic locales, what does he enjoy doing?
(a) Finding the best local herbal remedies.
(b) Meeting the local health professionals.
(c) Learning the local dialect.
(d) Eating whatever the locals eat.

2. What do people who have been confined to the Slammer receive when they get out?
(a) A medal.
(b) A cake.
(c) A certificate of good health.
(d) A sample of their own blood.

3. How are hot agents in the air lock eliminated?
(a) They cannot be eliminated.
(b) By flushing the room with fresh air.
(c) By running a decon cycle.
(d) By washing the room with Envirochem.

4. What infectious virus has Peters studied in Bolivia?
(a) Ebola.
(b) Marburg.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Machupo.

5. What is the genetic code of Ebola?
(a) Ten strands of different proteins.
(b) A single strand of RNA.
(c) A twisted strand of RNA and DNA.
(d) A single strand of DNA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Peter Cardinal spend most of his time with while he was on vacation?

2. What does Tom Geisbert realize the "pepper" is that he sees in the cells?

3. What does Tom Geisbert think has infected his cells after looking at them through the electron microscope?

4. Where did Peter Cardinal's parents live?

5. What is the fatality rate of Marburg virus?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 227 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample