Q.1

What is bioterrorism?

A)	terrorism using live animals to deliver explosives
B)	the use, or threatened use, of biological weapons by terrorists
C)	acts of terrorism committed by environmental extremist organizations
D)	none of the above

What category of biological agents does anthrax fit into?

A)	viruses
B)	bacteria
C)	vesicants
D)	toxins

Ricin is a toxin produced by what?

A)	a plant
B)	a bacterium
C)	an animal
D)	a gene sequencer

Which of the following, if used by terrorists, would NOT be classified as bioterrorism?

A)	radiological material obtained from military bases in Russia
B)	pathogens that have been developed by states for use in warfare
C)	naturally occurring pathogens
D)	toxins

The Japanese cult that attempted to use biological weapons for terrorism in the early 1990s was called

A)	Soku Gakkai
B)	Shoko Asahara
C)	Matsumoto
D)	Aum Shinrikyo

What is the Cold Zone?

A)	the name of an Arctic terrorist group
B)	an area not contaminated by chemical or biological agents
C)	the region between the lower abdomen and the pancreas
D)	a portable refrigerator used to store biological agents

In October-November 2001, a series of letters containing the spores of which bacterium were sent to well-known politicians and media people in the United States?

A)	Clostridium botulinum
B)	Bacillus anthracis
C)	Yersinia pestis
D)	Coxiella burnetti

Which agency in the United States is primarily responsible for gathering intelligence on domestic terrorist groups?

A)	CIA
B)	FBI
C)	EPA
D)	NSA

The name Variola is important because

A)	it is a toxin used in biological weapons
B)	it is the first name of Osama bin Laden's brother, who is rumored to have built a factory producing biological weapons in Afghanistan
C)	it was the codename of a top-secret Russian program to produce anthrax
D)	it is another name for the smallpox virus

What is a Q fever?

A)	a rarely lethal disease caused by a bacterium weaponized by the United States before 1969
B)	a deadly disease caused by a virus developed by Soviet biological weapons scientists
C)	a code word for the Homeland Security Agency
D)	a disease frequently found among Star Trek fans

What does CDC stand for?

A)	Commission for Damage Control
B)	Cardio-Diuretic Contractions
C)	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D)	curare derived contamination

What is Dark Winter?

A)	a radical environmentalist group protesting the British government's experiments with anthrax on Gruinard Island
B)	the name of a German skinhead band that is believed to inspire neo-fascists
C)	a 1970s novel that featured terrorists as heroes
D)	a simulation of decisionmaking during a simulated smallpox outbreak

Which of the following is not a concern in the context of bioterrorism?

A)	the increasing capabilities of terrorists with regards to BW
B)	the organization of terrorist groups
C)	the fashion sense of terrorist groups
D)	the changing motivations of terrorists

A religious cult used biological weapons in what U.S. state in 1984?

A)	Oregon
B)	California
C)	New Jersey
D)	Puerto Rico

Which of the following is not a concern for first responders to a BW incident?

A)	the type of agent used
B)	the establishment of Hot, Warm, and Cold Zones
C)	the national origin of the suspected terrorist group
D)	the coordination among local, state, and federal agencies