Chapter 13: Viruses

Take the quiz below to test yourself on Chapters 13.
 

                                                                        Quiz 13
                                            Choose the BEST answer to the questions below.

1. Which of the following is an example of an enveloped, double-stranded DNA virus?

    a. Influenza virus

    b. Rhinovirus

    c. Epstein-Barr virus

    d. HIV virus
 

2. What method is often used to identify a virus?

    a. Cytopathic effect (CPE)

    b. Gram stain

    c. Growth on media such as TSA

    d. Biochemical testing
 

3. During what process does a bacteriophage incorporate its DNA into a host’s DNA?

    a. Lysis

    b. Lysogeny

    c. Replication

    d. Attachment
 

4. What term is defined as the slight change in a virus from year to year?

    a. Antigenic shift

    b. Prion

    c. Analog

    d. Antigenic drift
 

5. Which of the following viruses is able to cross the placenta?

    a. Epstein-Barr virus

    b. Rhinovirus

    c. Cytomegalovirus

    d. Influenza virus
 

6. True or False: A non-enveloped virus will undergo budding.

    a. True

    b. False

7. What virus causes chicken pox in children and shingles in adults?

    a. Herpes varicella-zoster

    b. Herpes simplex I

    c. Herpes simplex II

    d. HIV virus
 

8. Is Hepatitis A, B, or C caused by a DNA virus?

    a. Hepatitis A

    b. Hepatitis B

    c. Hepatitis C
 

9. To test for Hepatitis, one would

    a. Grow the virus

    b. Evaluate viral CPE

    c. Test for antibodies (serology) using the patient’s serum

    d. Perform biochemical tests
 
 

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