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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is caused by a parasitic worm that lodges in the muscle fibers and can be an infection that is difficult to treat?
(a) Botulism.
(b) Salmonella.
(c) Carbon monoxide poisoning.
(d) Trichinosis.

2. What is the name of the empty sac that can develop for no apparent reason, which showed up in Turner's test results?
(a) Malignancy.
(b) Pancreatitis.
(c) Pseudocyst.
(d) Tumor.

3. In what state did Mr. and Mrs. Mason and their relatives and co-workers, Mr. and Mrs. Smart and their son live?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Tennessee.

4. The woman began to have difficulties ___________ when she would look at things in her environment.
(a) Moving.
(b) Breathing.
(c) Walking.
(d) Focusing.

5. In what area did the men live when they were stricken by their mysterious disease?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Miami.
(c) Boston.
(d) Manhattan.

6. What is the only type of animal that carried the rabies virus, according to scientists at the time?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Horses.
(d) Vampire bat.

7. Not everyone got poisoned as severely from the lunch since not everyone ________________.
(a) Was there.
(b) Drank wine.
(c) Ate as much.
(d) Went to the hospital.

8. What was the symptom that occurred around Vernon's eyes that caused him to look strange?
(a) Rashes.
(b) Sunken appearance.
(c) Bruising.
(d) Puffiness.

9. Once the anthrax _______ are in the body, they excrete a toxic substance as they grow and multiply.
(a) Bugs.
(b) Grains.
(c) Spores.
(d) Cells.

10. What is the name of the cafeteria where the men had decided to go to eat?
(a) Nighttime.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Eclipse.
(d) Same Old.

11. What happened to three people in Manhattan in 1926, according to the description in this chapter?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) Typhoid fever.
(c) Orange skin.
(d) Rabies.

12. What was the initial reason why Hoffman decided to go into the doctor?
(a) Relentless cough.
(b) Itchy sore.
(c) Fever.
(d) Back pain.

13. What is the most common animal to be afflicted with the rabies virus, according to researchers?
(a) Cat.
(b) Bat.
(c) Snake.
(d) Dog.

14. Turner simply called his complexion __________ since he hadn't noticed the gradual change.
(a) Tan.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Ruddy.

15. What was Herman Sauer's job, according to the beginning of the chapter about him?
(a) Dishwasher.
(b) Waiter.
(c) Telephone technician.
(d) Bookseller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rabid _______ are a strong concern as there is no method of immunization for them.

2. Who developed a vaccine for the rabies virus in the 1880s?

3. What is NOT an animal that can spread rabies can be spread according to the text in this chapter?

4. What kind of poisoning was first diagnosed when the men were brought in for medical attention?

5. The health department began to check every ________, fruit and vegetable stand, and restaurant in the area to find the source of the infections.

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