The Hot Zone Quizzes

The Hot Zone Quiz 1

1 Who dies from Marburg virus?
Dr. Shem Musoke

Nancy Jaax and Gene Johnson

Mayinga N. and Yu G.

Charles Monet and Peter Cardinal
2 Where does the author visit in the fourth part of the book?
Fort Detrick

Kitum Cave

USAMRIID

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

Her brother-in-law

Her sister

Her son
4 Why were some scientists skeptical of Nancy Jaax's ability to work on the Ebola experiment?
Because she had epilepsy

Because she was a woman

Because she did not finish medical school

Because she had a tendency to throw up
5 Where did both Charles Monet and Peter Cardinal go?
Frederick, Maryland

Ngaliema Hospital

Kitum Cave

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?
Yellow Fever

Stretched Rabies

Marburg

Ebola Reston
8 Who organizes a scientific expedition to Kitum Cave?
Nancy Jaax

Gene Johnson

Jerry Jaax

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

The common cold and the flu

Fatal diseases with treatment options

Minor diseases
10 What is the incubation period for Ebola?
One month

Three weeks

Three to fourteen days

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

She immediately gets a promotion

She decides to leave the field of science forever

She is almost exposed to the Ebola virus
12 What is the international symbol for "biohazard"?
A red three-leaved plant

A red star

A red skull and crossbones

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

The Cardinal strain

The Mayinga strain

The Jaax strain
14 How many proteins are found in filoviruses?
12

7

4

3
15 Who came up with the name for the Ebola virus?
Jerry Jaax

Charles Monet

Karl Johnson

Gene Johnson
16 Why wasn't there an outbreak of Ebola Reston in the human population?
The monkeys died before the virus could spread

The strain is harmless to humans

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?
Zig-zags

Braid

Shepherd's crook

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

4 out of 10

5 out of 10

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

Dr. David Silverstein

Nancy Jaax

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

Dan Dalgard, Richard Preston, and David Silverstein

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

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 brother, John

The murder of Jerry's sister, Ellen
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?
Wrapped in standard biocontainment materials

By courier

By hand delivery

Wrapped in tin foil
24 Growing a virus in culture is similar to what?
Mixing oil and vinegar

Baking a cake

Making beer

Mixing an omelette
25 What does Tom Geisbert operate at the Institute?
A monkey house

A culture for viruses

An Ebola experiment

An electron microscope

From the book the hot zone and chapter shoot out, At the first meeting with the army and cdc who was the only person there that had seen and treated human cases of ebola

I believe you are referring to Nancy Jaax.

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What is Dr. Shem Musoke’s recollection about his illness?

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One day I interviewed him, and he said to me that he has almost no
memory of the weeks he was infected inMarburg. "I only remember bits and
pieces," he said. "I remember having major confusion. I remember, before
my surgery, that I...

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How does the author characterize the states of order and disorder in life and death terms? Why are viruses an exception to this rule?

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Once the cells in a biological machine stop working, it can never be started
again. It goes into a cascade of decay, falling toward disorder and
randomness. Except in the case of viruses. They can turn off and go dead.
Then, if they...

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