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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the initial outbreak of Ebola Zaire begin?
(a) Eldoret.
(b) Bumba Zone.
(c) Maridi.
(d) Nairobi.

2. What is the first symptom after being exposed to a filovirus?
(a) Bleeding gums.
(b) Third spacing.
(c) Blurred vision.
(d) A headache.

3. Where does Dr. Peter Tukei work?
(a) Nairobi Hospital.
(b) For the CDC.
(c) The Kenya Medical Research Institute.
(d) At USAMRIID.

4. How many new monkeys die at the monkey house over Thanksgiving?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty two.
(d) One.

5. Why can't Nancy work in Level 3?
(a) She can't tolerate the vaccines.
(b) She is afraid of needles.
(c) She couldn't pass her written tests.
(d) She can't keep up with the work and her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Peter Cardinal's doctor at Nairobi Hospital?

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

3. Where did Peter Cardinal's parents live?

4. What state is Nancy Jaax from?

5. Where are all of the monkeys euthanized?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is veterinary pathology?

6. What are sentinel animals used for?

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

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

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

10. Describe the typical shapes of viruses and how Marburg compares to them.

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