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

Mayinga N. and Yu G.

Dr. Shem Musoke
2 Where does the author visit in the fourth part of the book?
Reston, Virginia

Fort Detrick

USAMRIID

Kitum Cave
3 Who dies while Nancy Jaax is working at the monkey house in Reston?
Her sister

Her son

Her father

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

Because she had epilepsy

Because she was a woman

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

Ngaliema Hospital

Kitum Cave

Frederick, Maryland
6 What is another term for "filovirus"?
Mayinga strain

thread virus

slammer

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

Stretched Rabies

Ebola Reston

Yellow Fever
8 Who organizes a scientific expedition to Kitum Cave?
Peter Cardinal

Gene Johnson

Nancy Jaax

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

Fatal diseases with no vaccine and no cure

Minor diseases

The common cold and the flu
10 What is the incubation period for Ebola?
Three weeks

One month

Three to fourteen days

One day
11 What happens when Nancy Jaax is working on Gene Johnson's Ebola project?
She faints

She decides to leave the field of science forever

She is almost exposed to the Ebola virus

She immediately gets a promotion
12 What is the international symbol for "biohazard"?
A red skull and crossbones

A red star

A red three-leaved plant

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

The Musoke strain

The Mayinga strain

The Jaax strain
14 How many proteins are found in filoviruses?
4

3

7

12
15 Who came up with the name for the Ebola virus?
Charles Monet

Gene Johnson

Karl Johnson

Jerry Jaax
16 Why wasn't there an outbreak of Ebola Reston in the human population?
The military contained the outbreak before anyone was exposed

Nancy Jaax developed an Ebola vaccine

The strain is harmless to humans

The monkeys died before the virus could spread
17 What is the classic shape of the Ebola virus?
Zig-zags

Shepherd's crook

Rectangles

Braid
18 What is the kill rate of Ebola Zaire?
9 out of 10

1 out of 10

4 out of 10

5 out of 10
19 Who was the consulting veterinarian at the Reston monkey house?
Dr. Shem Musoke

Dan Dalgard

Nancy Jaax

Dr. David Silverstein
20 Who were the first scientists to identify the Ebola virus?
Karl Johnson, Fred Murphy, and Patricia Webb

C.J. Peters, Dan Dalgard, and Patricia Webb

Dan Dalgard, Richard Preston, and David Silverstein

Gene Johnson, Fred Murphy, and Jerry Jaax
21 What tragedy occurs in the Jaax family in 1989?
The murder of Jerry

The murder of Jerry's daughter, Jaime

The murder of Jerry's sister, Ellen

The murder of Jerry's brother, John
22 In what room does the illness first appear in the Reston monkey house?
Room C

Room H

Room F

Room A
23 How did Dan Dalgard send samples of monkey spleen to Peter Jahrling?
Wrapped in standard biocontainment materials

By courier

Wrapped in tin foil

By hand delivery
24 Growing a virus in culture is similar to what?
Baking a cake

Mixing oil and vinegar

Making beer

Mixing an omelette
25 What does Tom Geisbert operate at the Institute?
An Ebola experiment

An electron microscope

A monkey house

A culture for viruses