The Hot Zone Quizzes

The Hot Zone Quiz 1

1 Who dies from Marburg virus?
Charles Monet and Peter Cardinal

Nancy Jaax and Gene Johnson

Dr. Shem Musoke

Mayinga N. and Yu G.
2 Where does the author visit in the fourth part of the book?
Kitum Cave

USAMRIID

Reston, Virginia

Fort Detrick
3 Who dies while Nancy Jaax is working at the monkey house in Reston?
Her father

Her son

Her sister

Her brother-in-law
4 Why were some scientists skeptical of Nancy Jaax's ability to work on the Ebola experiment?
Because she was a woman

Because she had a tendency to throw up

Because she had epilepsy

Because she did not finish medical school
5 Where did both Charles Monet and Peter Cardinal go?
Ngaliema Hospital

Kitum Cave

Frederick, Maryland

Kenya
6 What is another term for "filovirus"?
slammer

Mayinga strain

thread virus

HIV
7 Which of the following viruses is NOT closely related to Ebola Zaire?
Ebola Reston

Marburg

Yellow Fever

Stretched Rabies
8 Who organizes a scientific expedition to Kitum Cave?
Jerry Jaax

Nancy Jaax

Gene Johnson

Peter Cardinal
9 What types of diseases are researched in biosafety level 4?
Fatal diseases with treatment options

The common cold and the flu

Minor diseases

Fatal diseases with no vaccine and no cure
10 What is the incubation period for Ebola?
Three weeks

Three to fourteen days

One day

One month
11 What happens when Nancy Jaax is working on Gene Johnson's Ebola project?
She is almost exposed to the Ebola virus

She immediately gets a promotion

She faints

She decides to leave the field of science forever
12 What is the international symbol for "biohazard"?
A red microscope

A red skull and crossbones

A red three-leaved plant

A red star
13 What is the hottest strain of the Ebola virus?
The Cardinal strain

The Jaax strain

The Mayinga strain

The Musoke strain
14 How many proteins are found in filoviruses?
7

12

4

3
15 Who came up with the name for the Ebola virus?
Charles Monet

Gene Johnson

Jerry Jaax

Karl Johnson
16 Why wasn't there an outbreak of Ebola Reston in the human population?
The strain is harmless to humans

The military contained the outbreak before anyone was exposed

The monkeys died before the virus could spread

Nancy Jaax developed an Ebola vaccine
17 What is the classic shape of the Ebola virus?
Braid

Zig-zags

Rectangles

Shepherd's crook
18 What is the kill rate of Ebola Zaire?
1 out of 10

9 out of 10

4 out of 10

5 out of 10
19 Who was the consulting veterinarian at the Reston monkey house?
Nancy Jaax

Dr. Shem Musoke

Dan Dalgard

Dr. David Silverstein
20 Who were the first scientists to identify the Ebola virus?
C.J. Peters, Dan Dalgard, and Patricia Webb

Gene Johnson, Fred Murphy, and Jerry Jaax

Karl Johnson, Fred Murphy, and Patricia Webb

Dan Dalgard, Richard Preston, and David Silverstein
21 What tragedy occurs in the Jaax family in 1989?
The murder of Jerry's sister, Ellen

The murder of Jerry's brother, John

The murder of Jerry's daughter, Jaime

The murder of Jerry
22 In what room does the illness first appear in the Reston monkey house?
Room A

Room F

Room H

Room C
23 How did Dan Dalgard send samples of monkey spleen to Peter Jahrling?
By hand delivery

Wrapped in tin foil

Wrapped in standard biocontainment materials

By courier
24 Growing a virus in culture is similar to what?
Mixing oil and vinegar

Making beer

Mixing an omelette

Baking a cake
25 What does Tom Geisbert operate at the Institute?
A monkey house

A culture for viruses

An Ebola experiment

An electron microscope

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Dr. Musoke felt for a pulse. It was weak and sluggish. A nurse ran and fetched a laryngoscope, a tube that can be used to open a person's airway. Dr. Musoke ripped open Monet's shirt so that he could observe any rise and fall of the...

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"The cave is large enough to hold seventy elephants at a time."

The mouth of the cave is huge - fifty-five yards wide - and it opens out even wider beyond the entrance. They crossed a platform covered with powdery dry elephant dung,...

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What do the initials USAMRIID stand for? What other nicknames does the place have?

USAMRIID stand for the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, also known by military personnel as the Institute.

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