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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big is a typical virus flask?
(a) The size of a large bowl.
(b) The size of a fingernail.
(c) The size of a person's thumb.
(d) The size of a person's hand.

2. Why are the villagers of Kasensero famous?
(a) Everyone is immune to Marburg virus.
(b) They are known as smugglers.
(c) They have found a cure for Ebola.
(d) They have many doctors there.

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

4. Where did the Jaaxes spend Thanksgiving?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) USAMRIID.
(d) Florida.

5. What is the fatality rate of Ebola virus?
(a) Twenty five percent.
(b) Fifty percent.
(c) Ninety percent.
(d) Ten percent.

6. Why did Peter Cardinal want to go to Kitum Cave?
(a) To photograph elephants.
(b) To collect crystals.
(c) To see bats.
(d) To practice his caving skills.

7. When Nancy and Jerry Jaax get promotions, where do they both end up working?
(a) At USAMRIID.
(b) At the CDC.
(c) At the Institute for Chemical Defense.
(d) At the WHO.

8. Where did the first identified victims of Marburg virus work?
(a) As monkey traders.
(b) In a sugar factory.
(c) In a factory that made vaccines.
(d) At USAMRIID.

9. What color is a Racal suit?
(a) White.
(b) Orange.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

10. How many biocontainment levels are in USAMRIID?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Seven.

11. Where is Charles Monet originally from?
(a) The United States.
(b) Spain.
(c) South Africa.
(d) France.

12. Where does Jahrling go to view the samples of monkey virus?
(a) C.J. Peters' office.
(b) A storage closet.
(c) His home office.
(d) His car.

13. What is the "first line of defense" against a hot agent?
(a) Water.
(b) A vaccine.
(c) Sticky tape.
(d) Bleach.

14. What level of biolab are Tom and Peter examining the sample in?
(a) Level 4.
(b) Level 0.
(c) Level 3.
(d) Level 1.

15. What does Tom Geisbert think has infected his cells after looking at them through the electron microscope?
(a) Pseudomonas.
(b) Marburg.
(c) Simian hemorrhagic fever.
(d) Ebola.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is Nancy Jaax from?

2. What disease did Peter Cardinal die from?

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

4. Why do Charles Monet and his lady friend travel to Kitum Cave?

5. Where did the initial outbreak of Ebola Zaire begin?

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