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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 color is a Racal suit?

3. What other disease does Peters suggest Jahrling test the sample for?

4. How big is a typical virus flask?

5. What is a "hatbox"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Preston distinguish parasites from predators?

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

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

7. Why is Nancy angry with her father?

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

9. How does Nancy Jaax's hobby help her confidence?

10. What is pseudomonas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of the Rift Valley in the evolution and development of humans? How have environmental changes in this area of the world possibly contributed to the spread of disease? What, if anything, can be done to reverse these trends?

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

Throughout the book, different characters must confront the conflict between wanting to keep animals healthy and having to harm animals sometimes in their pursuit of scientific research. Examine at least three examples of this in the text. Describe the situations, and then write about how you would deal with this conflict. Do you think this is ethical behavior? Why or why not?

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