WorksheetsHot Zone final quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does Sergeant Klages find when Jaxx tells him to clear the rest of the monkey house?
open vials of Ebola virus
bloody syringes
a freezer full of monkey corpses
no clue
Which was the last monkey killed?
Nana
the monkey that escaped
Jaxxy--named after Jerry
Dale--named after Dan Dalgard
Where does the CDC trace the virus back to?
Zaire
Kenya
Kitum Cave
The Philipine monkey farm
There were no human fatalities in the Phillipines
True
False
What starts happening right after the army returns the monkey house to Hazleton?
one of the workers gets sick
they buy monkeys from the same farm and monkeys start dying
Dan Dalgard resigns in protest of the decision to buy more monkeys
didn't read
What happens to John Coleus?
He cuts his finger and is put in isolation
He takes one of the sick monkeys home
He cuts his finger but is NOT put in isolation
His wife leaves him
What is learned about the John Coleus, Milton Frantig, and Jarvis Purdy?
They all tested positive for Ebola Reston
They all died within 6 months of working at the monkey house
They all had influenza
They all sued Hazleton
How did Milton Frantig and Jarvis Purdy get Ebola Reston?
they cut themselves when cleaning up monkey dung
they wiped their hands on a towel that monkeys had touched
no one knows
through the air
General Russell compares the destructive power of Ebola to which illness?
Flu
black death
strep throat
AIDS
Nancy says that if Ebola is in the lungs, it can spread through what?
it can't--not transmittable through the air
a person bleeding out of their nose
a cough
it doesn't get to the lungs because it kills people too quickly
What makes Ebola Zaire deadly to humans and Ebola Reston (so far) not even though they are almost identical?
one of the 7 proteins that make up Reston is likely just a shade different than Zaire
one of the 7 carbohydrates that make up Reston is likely just a shad different than Zaire
No one could find anything different so it was just a dodged bullet
no clue
Why was the beginning of HIV/AIDS "subtle"
because it was only transmitted through sex and no one knew why people were sick
because it started in a rural tribe that all died quickly
who cares if it was subtle--it's totally treatable now
because it takes years to kill its human hosts
What caused the spread of HIV/AIDS to expand eventually resulting in more than 10 million deaths?
The opening of Mount Elgon to tourists
the paving of the Kinshasa Highway
allowing infected people on planes to different continents
the destruction of traditional values, leading to promiscuous sex
To what does the author compare Kitum cave?
a subway station
an airport
a public restroom
a crowded amusement park
How long does Marburg stay lethal in water?
25 hours
5 days
a couple of hours
15 days
Why does the author believe deadly viruses are being spread (maybe a little extreme in his belief)?
God's punishment for disobeying Biblical morality
It's been introduced as biological warfare by dominant nations seeking resources in Africa
humans are parasites who destroy the environment so it's just a natural consequence
he doesn't make any extreme judgements
