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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 are Tom Geisbert's children staying?

2. What is the fatality rate of Ebola Sudan?

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

4. How many biocontainment levels are in USAMRIID?

5. What disease did Peter Cardinal die from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a diamond knife?

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

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

4. How does Preston distinguish parasites from predators?

5. Why did Ebola Zaire affect mainly women?

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

7. Explain how viruses are both considered "alive" and "dead".

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

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

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

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

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 3

Explain how iatrogenesis works.

a. Describe two examples of iatrogenesis that you have read about in the Hot Zone.

b. How could these examples have been prevented?

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