Quiz on Reed and Carroll's Illness

What was the challenge Jesse Lazear faced in proving his theory?

• Lack of funding

• Proving exactly how and when a mosquito could transmit the yellow fever germ

• Finding enough mosquitoes

• Convincing the hospital staff

What was the significance of 'Guinea pig No. 1' in Lazear's experiment?

• It was a real guinea pig used in the experiment

• It was a code name for a mosquito

• It referred to Lazear himself

• It was a nickname for a lab assistant

What was Lazear's possible reason for conducting the experiment on himself?

• To prove a theory about mosquito transmission

• To test a new medicine

• To study mosquito behavior

• To observe mosquito breeding

What symptoms did Jesse Lazear experience on the morning of September 18?

• Headache and dizziness

• Fever and chills

• Cough and sore throat

• Nausea and vomiting

Who found Jesse Lazear working at his desk despite feeling unwell?

• Dr. Ames

• Private John Kissinger

• Dr. Carroll

• A female nurse

What did Lazear's flushed face and red eyes indicate?

• He was embarrassed.

• He was angry.

• He was nervous and possibly sick.

• He was tired.

Dr. Lazear felt pressure to find the cause of yellow fever because

• he was being laughed at like Finlay.

• he missed his wife.

• people were dying all around him at a rapid rate.

• Dr. Reed told him he had one month left to explore the mosquito theory.

What did Reed express in his letter to Carroll?

• Confidence in Lazear's recovery

• Doubt about Lazear's condition

• Indifference to Lazear's illness

• Anger at the situation

When Lazear got bitten by a mosquito and got yellow fever, it was

• intentional

• an accident

• unknown

What was the worst possible sign of yellow fever that Lazear exhibited?

• High fever

• Severe headache

• Black vomit

• Rash