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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the samples that Dan Dalgard sends to USAMRIID?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Blood serum.
(c) Bits of monkey spleen.
(d) A throat wash.

2. Why do Charles Monet and his lady friend travel to Kitum Cave?
(a) It is a business trip.
(b) They are running from the law.
(c) In order to get married.
(d) For New Year's.

3. What is the Boniface strain a test for?
(a) Ebola Sudan.
(b) Marburg.
(c) Simian hemorrhagic fever.
(d) Ebola Zaire.

4. Who was Peter Cardinal's doctor at Nairobi Hospital?
(a) Dr. David Silverstein.
(b) Dr. Nancy Jaax.
(c) Dr. Shem Musoke.
(d) Dr. Antonia Bagshawe.

5. Where are most of the monkeys who die located?
(a) Room 6B.
(b) Room A.
(c) Room F.
(d) Room 21.

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

7. Why can't Nancy work in Level 3?
(a) She is afraid of needles.
(b) She couldn't pass her written tests.
(c) She can't tolerate the vaccines.
(d) She can't keep up with the work and her family.

8. Why does Nancy's father want to go to Mexico?
(a) To find a cure for his cancer.
(b) To find a new wife.
(c) To retire.
(d) To find a new job.

9. What is Tom Geisbert's job at the Institute?
(a) Security guard.
(b) Director of Veterinary Pathology.
(c) Biochemist.
(d) Electron microscope operator.

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

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

12. Which fort are Nancy and Jerry Jaax assigned to in the Army?
(a) Fort Dix.
(b) Fort Bragg.
(c) Fort LeBoeuf.
(d) Fort Detrick.

13. Where did Peter Cardinal's parents live?
(a) Eldoret.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Kisumu.
(d) Nzara.

14. What is one of the nicknames of USAMRIID?
(a) The Institute.
(b) The Fort.
(c) The Maze.
(d) The Department.

15. What is Colonel C.J. Peters' official title at USAMRIID?
(a) Chief of the disease-assessment division.
(b) Chief of virology.
(c) Chief of pathology.
(d) Chief of disease containment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the villagers of Kasensero famous?

2. What major metropolitan area is Reston, VA closest to?

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

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

5. Who is the strain of Ebola Zaire in the U.S. Army's freezers named after?

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