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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does C.J. Peters believe that Frantig should be taken for treatment?
(a) The Slammer.
(b) A local hospital.
(c) In the monkey house.
(d) CDC headquarters.

2. Why is the road to Mt. Elgon so familiar to the author?
(a) He saw many photographs of the area during his research.
(b) Gene Johnson had given him a vivid image of the area.
(c) He had traveled there a lot in his work.
(d) He lived in Africa for a time as a child.

3. Where does Dalgard agree to deliver monkey samples to the team from USAMRIID?
(a) At USAMRIID.
(b) At a gas station.
(c) At Hazleton main offices.
(d) At the monkey house.

4. What is Ian Redmond's theory about Kitum Cave?
(a) That it will eventually collapse.
(b) That it is the birthplace of HIV.
(c) That it was carved by elephants.
(d) That it no longer holds any infectious viruses.

5. What is bacillus subtilis niger?
(a) A deadly bacteria with effects similar to Ebola.
(b) A harmless, but tough to kill bacteria.
(c) A bacteria that acts like bleach.
(d) A bacteria that emits noxious fumes.

6. What illness do the symptoms of the monkeys remind Jerry of?
(a) The flu.
(b) Simian hemorrhagic fever.
(c) Rabies.
(d) HIV.

7. Who is the commander of the United States Army Medical Research and Development Command?
(a) Philip K. Russell.
(b) Jerry Jaax.
(c) C.J. Peters.
(d) David Huxsoll.

8. What does Jerry tell Nancy about his day?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) No one had stuck themselves with a needle.
(c) It had gone well.
(d) It was lonely.

9. Where has the gear and equipment used for the Reston mission been used before?
(a) A monkey house in Pennsylvania.
(b) Kitum Cave.
(c) In Sudan.
(d) At the CDC.

10. What does C.J. Peters suggest Nancy do?
(a) Stay and continue working on the outbreak.
(b) Stay home with her kids for a few days.
(c) Go to Kansas to be with her father.
(d) Quit her job.

11. What is the name of the rapid Ebola test developed by the Army?
(a) Elisa test.
(b) Tango test.
(c) T-61 test.
(d) Ksiazek test.

12. Who is Nancy's buddy in the Level 4 lab?
(a) Jerry Jaax.
(b) Ron Trotter.
(c) Peter Jahrling.
(d) C.J. Peters

13. What do the eyes of the monkey that Nancy is cutting open look like?
(a) They have unusually dilated pupils.
(b) They are normal.
(c) They are yellow.
(d) They are red.

14. What do Jerry Jaax and Mark Haines wear for their work in the monkey house?
(a) Medical scrubs only.
(b) Blue Chemturion suits.
(c) Army fatigues.
(d) Orange Racal suits.

15. Why does Jerry not allow Swiderski to go on the mission?
(a) She has never worn a biohazard suit.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She doesn't want to go.
(d) She is only eighteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many monkeys are still inside the monkey house?

2. When would the reconnaissance mission begin?

3. How are the trunks of Gene Johnson's gear transported to Reston?

4. What does the monkey's intestine look like?

5. What is the fatality rate of Ebola Reston among the monkeys?

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