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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dr. Peter Tukei work?
(a) Nairobi Hospital.
(b) At USAMRIID.
(c) The Kenya Medical Research Institute.
(d) For the CDC.

2. Where does Dan Dalgard spend Thanksgiving?
(a) Florida.
(b) Washington DC.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Kansas.

3. Where does Dr. David Silverstein live?
(a) Reston, Virginia.
(b) Marburg, Germany.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Kinshasa.

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

5. Where are the Sese Islands?
(a) In the Atlantic Ocean.
(b) In Lake Victoria.
(c) In the Indian Ocean.
(d) In the Pacific Ocean.

6. What kind of animal lived on the roof of Peter Cardinal's house?
(a) A rock hyrax.
(b) A weaverbird.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A monkey.

7. What are the classic signs of Ebola in all primates?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) A masklike face.
(c) Red eyes.
(d) A bloody nose.

8. What did the staff do at the hospital in Maridi that ended the outbreak of Ebola Sudan?
(a) They all ran off into the bush.
(b) They consulted local tribal doctors.
(c) They got vaccinated.
(d) They moved to Zaire.

9. What does the word "filovirus" mean in Latin?
(a) Harmless virus.
(b) Deadly virus.
(c) Thread virus.
(d) Ring virus.

10. Who was the index case of Ebola Sudan?
(a) Mr. Yu G.
(b) Charles Monet.
(c) Mr. P. G.
(d) Heinrich P.

11. Where had Peter Cardinal and Charles Monet both been before they got sick?
(a) The Kinshasa Highway.
(b) Lake Victoria.
(c) Kitum Cave.
(d) The Nzoia River.

12. What do the initials USAMRIID stand for?
(a) United States of America Medical Research and Investigative Department.
(b) United States Army Major Research and Investigation Division.
(c) United States of America Reconnaissance and Investigation of Infection and Disease.
(d) United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.

13. Where are all of the monkeys euthanized?
(a) Room X.
(b) Room A.
(c) USAMRIID.
(d) Room F.

14. What is a nickname for crab-eating monkeys?
(a) Kras.
(b) Weaver monkeys.
(c) Medical monkeys.
(d) Fish monkeys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport does Nancy Jaax participate in?

2. Where is Charles Monet originally from?

3. What is wrong with Nancy's father?

4. What is the name of the doctor who treats Charles Monet?

5. What are viruses made of?

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