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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who worked in the Yambuku Mission Hospital?
(a) The government.
(b) Spanish doctors.
(c) The Zairean military.
(d) Belgian nuns.

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

3. What are "bricks"?
(a) Crystalloids of virus ready to hatch.
(b) Proteins.
(c) Cracks in the cell.
(d) Cell nucleoids.

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

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

6. What is listed as Charles Monet's official cause of death?
(a) Catastrophic heart failure.
(b) Fulminating liver failure.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Ebola virus.

7. Where did Jerry and Nancy Jaax meet?
(a) On a blind date.
(b) In the Army.
(c) In grade school.
(d) Veterinary school.

8. What does Tom Geisbert realize the "pepper" is that he sees in the cells?
(a) Bits of hair.
(b) Pseudomonas.
(c) Dust.
(d) Inclusion bodies.

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

10. Who picked up the sample of Peter Cardinal's blood in Washington, DC?
(a) Eugene Johnson.
(b) Tony Johnson.
(c) Nancy Jaax.
(d) Jerry Jaax.

11. What is Ebola virus named for?
(a) John Ebola, the index case.
(b) The Ebola River.
(c) The Ebola Institute, where it was identified.
(d) Dr. Ebola, the person who first isolated it.

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

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

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

15. Who does Dan Dalgard contact at USAMRIID?
(a) Tony Johnson.
(b) Nancy Jaax.
(c) CJ Peters.
(d) Peter Jahrling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are most of the monkeys who die located?

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

3. What is on Peter Jahrling's license plate?

4. What disease did Peter Cardinal die from?

5. What state is Nancy Jaax from?

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