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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. What does Jahrling tell Dalgard is "definitely" present in the monkey house?
(a) HIV.
(b) Ebola.
(c) Marburg.
(d) Simian hemorrhagic fever.

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

3. What disease did Peter Cardinal die from?
(a) Ebola.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Marburg.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fatality rate of Ebola Sudan?

2. What does the word "filovirus" mean in Latin?

3. What is the "first line of defense" against a hot agent?

4. Why did Peter Cardinal want to go to Kitum Cave?

5. What level of biolab are Tom and Peter examining the sample in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Nancy angry with her father?

3. What irritates and concerns Peter Jahrling about the samples that Dan Dalgard sends him?

4. What is the difference between an electron and a light microscope?

5. What does Nancy Jaax do in Gene Johnson's lab?

6. Why can't a monkey be autopsied in front of other monkeys?

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

8. What is a diamond knife?

9. What are the results of the three tests that Jahrling runs on the monkey samples?

10. How does Preston distinguish parasites from predators?

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