The Hot Zone Quiz

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1.

What virus is the Hot Zone mainly talking about?
- A.
  
  West Nile Virus
- B.
  
  Hepatitus A
- C.
  
  AIDS
- D.
  
  Ebola
2.

What town in Virginia experiences an outbreak of Ebola?
- A.
  
  Washington D.C
- B.
  
  Reston
- C.
  
  Salem
- D.
  
  Trenton
3.

Who was the first documented case of Ebola?
- A.
  
  Charles Monet
- B.
  
  Nurse Mayinga
- C.
  
  William Shakespeare
- D.
  
  Nancy Jaax
4.

What was Nancy Jaax's rank in the army at the beginning of the book?
- A.
  
  General
- B.
  
  Colonel
- C.
  
  Private First Class
- D.
  
  Lieutenant Colonel
5.

What breed of monkeys was sold to the monkeyhouse in Virginia?
- A.
  
  Baboon
- B.
  
  Chimpanzee
- C.
  
  Crab Eaters
- D.
  
  Gorilla
6.

From what cave in Africa did two alleged Ebola cases break out from?
- A.
  
  Kookum Cave
- B.
  
  The cave of Africa
- C.
  
  Bat Cave
- D.
  
  Kitum Cave
7.

What is the mortality rate of Ebola Zaire?
- A.
  
  90%
- B.
  
  40%
- C.
  
  10%
- D.
  
  1%
8.

What level of biosafety is ebola at?
- A.
  
  3
- B.
  
  4
- C.
  
  2
- D.
  
  0
9.

What is a symptom of Ebola?
- A.
  
  Hemorrhaging
- B.
  
  Sneezing
- C.
  
  Coughing
- D.
  
  Itchy arms
10.

How many strains of ebola are there?
- A.
  
  3
- B.
  
  11
- C.
  
  53
- D.
  
  7
11.

How is the ebola virus described in the book?
- A.
  
  A long ropelike structure with a loop
- B.
  
  A square
- C.
  
  A wide, flat rectangle
- D.
  
  A circle
12.

Aids is mentioned a lot in the Hot Zone. Where is Aids believed to have originated in Africa?
- A.
  
  It broke out of the rain forest
- B.
  
  The lakes and swamps
- C.
  
  Butterflies
- D.
  
  Cony\taminated air
13.

What is the Kinshasha Highway?
- A.
  
  It is the highway that Aids is said to travel along from person to person
- B.
  
  It is the highway that links south africa to north africa
- C.
  
  It is the longest highway in the world
- D.
  
  It is the oldest highway in the world
14.

Who is Peter Cardinal?
- A.
  
  He died from Ebola
- B.
  
  He contracted and survived ebola
- C.
  
  He is a minor character
- D.
  
  He discovered Ebola
15.

What is the weakest strain of Ebola?
- A.
  
  Ebola Zaire
- B.
  
  Ebola Reston
- C.
  
  Ebola Michel
- D.
  
  Marburg

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