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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. What is listed as Charles Monet's official cause of death?

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

3. What do the initials USAMRIID stand for?

4. What is on the brush Tom Geisbert uses to fish out the sample slices?

5. Where was the headquarters of Gene Johnson's Kitum Cave expedition?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Nancy angry with her father?

5. What are sentinel animals used for?

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

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

8. Describe "third spacing".

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

10. Why is Dan Dalgard uneasy at the end of Part 2 Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many emerging viruses come from Africa, and have affected Africans for centuries. Still, they were not officially identified until Americans or Europeans were affected by them.

a. Why do you think this is?

b. Explain at least two examples of this from the book.

c. Do you think this will help or hinder the search for the natural host of Ebola?

Essay Topic 2

Explain what Louis Pasteur's quote on page 151 means ("Chance favors the prepared mind"). Then relate the quote to the following:

a. The role of doubt in scientific research.

b. The Ebola Reston biocontainment mission.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Charles Monet, Peter Cardinal, Mr. Yu G., and P.G. What is similar in their characters and what is different? How do these similarities and differences affect their fates? How does it affect how they become infected in the first place? Explain why you think Preston chose each of these characters for case studies in the book.

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