The Hot Zone Quizzes

The Hot Zone Quiz 1

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

Dr. Shem Musoke

Nancy Jaax and Gene Johnson

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

Reston, Virginia

Fort Detrick

USAMRIID
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 did not finish medical school

Because she had a tendency to throw up

Because she was a woman

Because she had epilepsy
5 Where did both Charles Monet and Peter Cardinal go?
Ngaliema Hospital

Frederick, Maryland

Kitum Cave

Kenya
6 What is another term for "filovirus"?
thread virus

Mayinga strain

HIV

slammer
7 Which of the following viruses is NOT closely related to Ebola Zaire?
Yellow Fever

Stretched Rabies

Ebola Reston

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

Nancy Jaax

Peter Cardinal

Gene Johnson
9 What types of diseases are researched in biosafety level 4?
Fatal diseases with no vaccine and no cure

Minor diseases

The common cold and the flu

Fatal diseases with treatment options
10 What is the incubation period for Ebola?
Three weeks

One day

Three to fourteen days

One month
11 What happens when Nancy Jaax is working on Gene Johnson's Ebola project?
She decides to leave the field of science forever

She faints

She immediately gets a promotion

She is almost exposed to the Ebola virus
12 What is the international symbol for "biohazard"?
A red star

A red three-leaved plant

A red microscope

A red skull and crossbones
13 What is the hottest strain of the Ebola virus?
The Cardinal strain

The Mayinga strain

The Musoke strain

The Jaax strain
14 How many proteins are found in filoviruses?
3

7

4

12
15 Who came up with the name for the Ebola virus?
Jerry Jaax

Charles Monet

Gene Johnson

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

The monkeys died before the virus could spread

The military contained the outbreak before anyone was exposed

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

Braid

Shepherd's crook

Zig-zags
18 What is the kill rate of Ebola Zaire?
9 out of 10

4 out of 10

1 out of 10

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

Dr. David Silverstein

Dan Dalgard

Nancy Jaax
20 Who were the first scientists to identify the Ebola virus?
Karl Johnson, Fred Murphy, and Patricia Webb

Gene Johnson, Fred Murphy, and Jerry Jaax

Dan Dalgard, Richard Preston, and David Silverstein

C.J. Peters, Dan Dalgard, and Patricia Webb
21 What tragedy occurs in the Jaax family in 1989?
The murder of Jerry's daughter, Jaime

The murder of Jerry's sister, Ellen

The murder of Jerry

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

Room C

Room A

Room F
23 How did Dan Dalgard send samples of monkey spleen to Peter Jahrling?
By courier

Wrapped in standard biocontainment materials

Wrapped in tin foil

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

Mixing an omelette

Making beer

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

An electron microscope

An Ebola experiment

A culture for viruses