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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the strain of Ebola Zaire in the U.S. Army's freezers named after?
(a) Nurse Mayinga.
(b) Charles Monet.
(c) Sister M. E.
(d) Mr. Yu G.

5. How many new monkeys die at the monkey house over Thanksgiving?
(a) Twenty two.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

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

7. 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 is afraid of needles.
(d) She can't keep up with the work and her family.

8. About how many cells does each slice of the sample Tom Geisbert makes with the diamond knife contain?
(a) Ten thousand.
(b) One hundred.
(c) One.
(d) About two.

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

10. What is on the brush Tom Geisbert uses to fish out the sample slices?
(a) A piece of thread.
(b) A human eyelash.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A monkey hair.

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

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

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

14. What are viruses made of?
(a) Bacteria.
(b) Oxygen and hydrogen.
(c) DNA or RNA.
(d) Calcium.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do elephants travel into Kitum Cave?

3. What is a nickname for crab-eating monkeys?

4. Why does Nancy's father want to go to Mexico?

5. Why are the villagers of Kasensero famous?

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