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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the initial outbreak of Ebola Zaire begin?

2. Who is the strain of Ebola Zaire in the U.S. Army's freezers named after?

3. Who is another prime candidate that the scientists fear might break with Marburg?

4. What color is a Racal suit?

5. How many new monkeys die at the monkey house over Thanksgiving?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Preston distinguish parasites from predators?

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

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

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

6. What is the military and political crisis that Peters worries about?

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

8. Why are the workers burning the fields? What impact could this have on the migration of microbes and the biodiversity of an area?

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

10. Why doesn't Johnson's Kitum Cave expedition study large animals such as leopards or elephants?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read the quote from Killer Angels, Michael Shaara's novel about the Civil War, on pages 237-238 of the Hot Zone:

"To be a good soldier you must love the army. But to be a good officer you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love. This is...a very hard thing to do. No other profession requires it. That is one reason why there are so few very good officers. Although there are many good men."

a. What does the quote say about the difference between soldiers and officers?

b. Why is this quote so significant to Jerry Jaax?

Essay Topic 2

Preston brings up the possibility of future outbreaks of Ebola or other diseases. Based on the information given in the text, answer the following questions:

a. How likely is a future outbreak of Ebola or a similar virus?

b. What are some likely causes of this outbreak?

c. Based on what has been learned in the text, what would be the best course of action to deal with such an outbreak if it occurred?

Essay Topic 3

General Russell of USAMRIID calls Frederick Murphy at the CDC to consult with him about the situation at the Reston Monkey House.

a. What is the difference between the mission of the Army at USAMRIID and the CDC?

b. Explain the main reasons why each agency seems like the right one to deal with the problem.

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