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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where was the headquarters of Gene Johnson's Kitum Cave expedition?
(a) Peter Cardinal's parents' home.
(b) The Kenya Medical Research Institute.
(c) Nairobi Hospital.
(d) The Mount Elgon Lodge.

4. What does the word "filovirus" mean in Latin?
(a) Ring virus.
(b) Thread virus.
(c) Harmless virus.
(d) Deadly virus.

5. Why did Peter Cardinal want to go to Kitum Cave?
(a) To photograph elephants.
(b) To see bats.
(c) To collect crystals.
(d) To practice his caving skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the first identified victims of Marburg virus work?

2. Where does Jahrling go to view the samples of monkey virus?

3. When Peters travels to exotic locales, what does he enjoy doing?

4. What is the first symptom after being exposed to a filovirus?

5. What is a "hatbox"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a diamond knife?

2. What is Nancy Jaax's dilemma as a veterinarian and as a scientist?

3. Why did Ebola Zaire affect mainly women?

4. Explain how viruses are both considered "alive" and "dead".

5. Describe the typical shapes of viruses and how Marburg compares to them.

6. Why is Nancy angry with her father?

7. Compare Peter Jahrling's and Gene Johnson's offices.

8. Describe what Tom Geisbert sees in his cell samples.

9. What are Geisbert's electron microscope photographs definitive proof of?

10. What is veterinary pathology?

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