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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 are red eyes often a sign of?
(a) Psoriasis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Exhaustion.

2. What is wrong with Nancy's father?
(a) He just lost his wife.
(b) He is dying of cancer.
(c) His house has been burned down in a fire.
(d) He has been laid off from his job.

3. When Peters travels to exotic locales, what does he enjoy doing?
(a) Meeting the local health professionals.
(b) Finding the best local herbal remedies.
(c) Learning the local dialect.
(d) Eating whatever the locals eat.

4. Where does Dr. Peter Tukei work?
(a) At USAMRIID.
(b) The Kenya Medical Research Institute.
(c) Nairobi Hospital.
(d) For the CDC.

5. Who is the first person Dalgard calls after talking to Peter Jahrling?
(a) Nancy Jaax.
(b) C.J. Peters.
(c) Bill Volt.
(d) Tom Geisbert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease did Peter Cardinal die from?

2. What are the classic signs of Ebola in all primates?

3. How many biocontainment levels are in USAMRIID?

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

5. Where are the latest monkeys to die being kept?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are crab-eating macaques described as "competitors" of humans in their natural environment?

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

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

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

5. Describe the behavior of the weaverbirds on page 5. What about their behavior would make them interesting to an epidemiologist?

6. What is unusual about the house where Nancy Jaax lives?

7. What is a diamond knife?

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

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

10. How does the mixing of monkey species relate to the idea of HIV's origin?

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