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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Peter Jahrling ultimately realize had infected the monkeys?
(a) HIV.
(b) Ebola Zaire.
(c) Simian hemorrhagic fever.
(d) Marburg.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the characteristic smell of pseudomonas?
(a) Grape juice.
(b) Stagnant water.
(c) Yeast.
(d) Freshly cut grass.

8. Why do elephants travel into Kitum Cave?
(a) To have their babies.
(b) To find water.
(c) To get salt.
(d) To escape poachers.

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

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

11. Where are Tom Geisbert's children staying?
(a) With a babysitter.
(b) With his sister.
(c) With his estranged wife.
(d) With his parents.

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

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

14. What is a rongeur used for?
(a) To euthanize monkeys.
(b) To open skulls.
(c) To sterilize needles.
(d) To disinfect a person's hand.

15. What are "inclusion bodies"?
(a) Crystal-like blocks of pure virus.
(b) Cracks in the cell.
(c) Proteins.
(d) Cell nucleoids.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are viruses made of?

2. What other disease does Peters suggest Jahrling test the sample for?

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

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

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

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