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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 infectious virus has Peters studied in Bolivia?
(a) Machupo.
(b) Marburg.
(c) Ebola.
(d) Smallpox.

2. Who decides he is not going to go inside the monkey house because he cannot bear to see monkeys die?
(a) Gene Johnson.
(b) Dan Dalgard.
(c) Jerry Jaax.
(d) Bill Volt.

3. What is Joe McCormick's title?
(a) President of Disease Research at the CDC.
(b) General Commander of USAMRIID.
(c) Chief of the Special Pathogens branch of the CDC.
(d) Head virologist of the CDC.

4. In Rhonda's dream, what is the monkey holding in its hand?
(a) A syringe.
(b) A monkey biscuit.
(c) A face mask.
(d) A vial of Ebola.

5. Why does Nancy's brother call?
(a) To tell her not to wear a space suit any more.
(b) To ask for money.
(c) To tell her that her father is dying.
(d) To tell her that he is moving to Reston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the eyes of the monkey that Nancy is cutting open look like?

2. Why do the Army, the CDC, and Hazleton decide to let the virus run its course?

3. Who does C.J. Peters select to lead the mission into the monkey house?

4. How are hot agents in the air lock eliminated?

5. What is located behind the monkey house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the team from USAMRIID decide to wear civilian clothes?

2. When euthanizing a monkey, why is it better to puncture the heart?

3. Why doesn't Jerry like the idea of shooting the loose monkey?

4. What is the compromise that the CDC and USAMRIID come up with?

5. What are the results of Nancy's examination of the monkey's stomach?

6. Why do Nancy and C.J. not ask for respirators when they go to visit the monkey house?

7. What are the three methods of stopping a virus?

8. Why do the remaining monkey workers leave the monkey house for good?

9. Why does Nancy Jaax refuse to transport the dead monkeys?

10. Why does the Kenyan government require that all visitors to Mount Elgon have an armed guard?

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