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Ebola Current Event
Test Description: Http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/world/one-year-later-ebola-outbreak-offers-lessons-for-next-epidemic.html?ref=health_r=0 Close Read comprehension
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1) Approximately how many people have died from Ebola?
A
5,000
B
10,000
C
15,000
D
1,000
2) About how long has it been since the initial outbreak happened?
A
two years
B
a year
C
a week
D
a month
3) In the final paragraph the significance of the phrase (The biggest mistake the world could do right now is blink) most likely means?
A
The U.S. can slow down its efforts but should keep a close eye on the situation.
B
The world can not slow down its efforts and should constantly be prepared for disaster.
C
The U.S. can not slow down it efforts and should constantly be prepared for disaster.
D
The majority of the worry or scare is over.
4) From the last section of the article, the sentence: (The interventions that were easy to scale rapidly had a pretty significant impact) the word scale implies or means?
A
to weigh something out
B
to change the relative size or extent of something
C
to climb up or down something
D
the pattern of skin found on an amphibian or reptile
5) The author's overall purpose of this text is to:
A
to persuade the public to panic
B
to inform the public that the crisis is not over and could pose a threat in the near future
C
inform the public that the crisis is mostly over.
D
inform the public that traveling can begin again to previously infected countries
6) In the article the U.S. military and Pentagon were criticized for
A
not helping the French drop supplies off in Africa.
B
not rapidly deploying a biohazard team to assist in the crisis.
C
for creating treatment facilities and funding them.
D
sending to many aid workers, who eventually got infected.
7) The article identifies the turning point of when the world became involved with the Ebola outbreak when:
A
two American aid workers and a traveler to Nigeria became infected
B
sick people were dying in the streets
C
U.S. military surveyed using aerial drones
D
treatment facilities were overwhelmed with sick people
8) The difference between the C.D.C. and the W.H.O. is?
A
The W.H.O. is a U.S. ran organization and the C.D.C. is ran by a global organization
B
The C.D.C. is an organization ran by the U.S. and the W.H.O. is a global organization
C
The W.H.O. only deals with U.S. related issues
D
The C.D.C. will not work with any country outside the U.S.
9) The phrase (Most important, perhaps, Ebola has laid bare the inadequacy of current global mechanisms for detecting outbreaks and quickly mobilizing a response.) tells us that Ebola has taught the world:
A
The U.S. will not help out countries in need.
B
The world and countries can work together to eliminate diseases forever in a very short period of time
C
Ebola was very hard to detect and the current methods of response are adequate.
D
The world and countries need to evaluate their current emergency plans and preparation when dealing with disease crisis.
10) The article mentions that (societal dynamics) may have been overlooked. What impact has that had on aid efforts?
A
Shows that even if their is a cure for ebola it will never work
B
Caused wars to outbreak in jungle villages due to improper education
C
Has delayed or slowed down the treatment process
D
Has sped up the process of treatment and working with the African public
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