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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 kind of animal lived on the roof of Peter Cardinal's house?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A rock hyrax.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A weaverbird.

2. What state is Nancy Jaax from?
(a) California.
(b) Utah.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Pennsylvania.

3. Why do Charles Monet and his lady friend travel to Kitum Cave?
(a) They are running from the law.
(b) For New Year's.
(c) It is a business trip.
(d) In order to get married.

4. What is the characteristic smell of pseudomonas?
(a) Stagnant water.
(b) Grape juice.
(c) Yeast.
(d) Freshly cut grass.

5. What sport does Nancy Jaax participate in?
(a) Softball.
(b) Martial arts.
(c) Skiing.
(d) Gymnastics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "hatbox"?

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

3. What is the Boniface strain a test for?

4. Where had Peter Cardinal and Charles Monet both been before they got sick?

5. What is Colonel C.J. Peters' official title at USAMRIID?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Nancy angry with her father?

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

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

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

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

8. What disturbs Dan Dalgard at the end of Part 2, Chapter 2?

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

10. Why did Ebola Zaire affect mainly women?

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