Vocabulary Quiz on COVID-19 Terminology

Keeping up with the latest information about COVID-19 can be challenging. It can also be confusing if you don't know some basic coronavirus vocabulary. So, in an effort to facilitate education, here is a quiz with questions about terms pertinent to the news.

Please answer the following questions (use a note pad to record responses). Don't cheat. The answers will be provided after the questions. Feel free to offer feedback about your score. 

Vocabulary Quiz on COVID-19 Terminology

1. ___ “Asymptomatic” means
   a. showing no evidence of the disease,
   b. showing many symptoms of the disease,
   c. showing one symptom of the disease,
   d. showing off your SIMS card.

2. ___ Chloroquine is being explored and tested as a possible treatment for the coronavirus. It is a drug used to treat
   a. diabetes,
   b. kidney failure,
   c. malaria,
   d. swimming pools.

3. ___ The CDC is a US federal agency based in Atlanta, Georgia. The acroynm stands for
   a. Central District Corornavirus,
   b. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
   c. Control Disease Circulation,
   d. Compact Disc Central.

4. ___ Community spread is spread of a disease where the infection source is
   a. unknown,
   b. limited,
   c. airborne,
   d. transmitted by margarine.

5. ___ COVID-19 is a communicable disease. “Communicable” means
   a. widely known,
   b. under investigation,
   c. capable of being easily spread,
   d. instigated by Communists.
6. ___ Coronavirus refers to any of various RNA-containing spherical viruses of the family Coronaviridae, including several that cause
   a. acute respiratory illnesses,
   b. rapid heart failure,
   c. digestive issues,
   d. intense desire to purchase Toyotas.
7. ___ COVID is short for coronavirus disease. The number 19 refers to the fact that the disease
   a. is the 19th corona virus,
   b. was first detected in 2019,
   c. is the 19th deadliest pandemic,
   d. is impossible to figure in the new math curriculum.
8. ___ The branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations and with detection of the source and cause of epidemics of infectious disease is
   a. Epidemiology,
   b. Onomatology,
   c. Physiopathology,
   d. Igotnoclueogy.
9. ___ When a disease, such as COVID-19, spreads exponentially, that generally means
   a. slow but sure,
   b. in large communities,
   c. steadily but rapidly,
   d. among the rich and po'.
10. ___ Slowing the spread of an epidemic disease so that the capacity of the healthcare system doesn’t become overwhelmed is commonly known as
    a. rounding the bend,
    b. flattening the curve,
    c. chemical indoctrination,
    d. opening up a can of “whip ass.”
11. ___ Immunity is the state of being
    a. “protected from a disease,”
    b. “more likely to be infected by a disease,”
    c. “capable of passing the disease to others,
    d. “immensely puny in the first person, aka “I muny” (most puny).
12. ___ The incubation period means the period between infection and the
    a. end of the disease,
    b. last symptoms of the disease,
    c. appearance of signs of a disease.
    d. appearance of the disease in Cuba.

13. ___ Disease mitigation are measures taken to slow the spread of infection. What is NOT a form of mitigation?
    a. Quarantine,
    b. Isolation,
    c. Social distancing,
    d. Breaking the Guiness Record of stuffing people into a telephone booth.

14. ___ A disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world is a
    a. pandemic,
    b. epidemic,
    c. endemic,
    d. elasticwaistbandodemic.

15. ___ Social distancing emphasizes the importance of maintaining
    a. psychological distance between people,
    b. physical distance between people,
    c. close distance among people,
    d. absence of sensual embrace on the dance floor – refer to “How to Slow Dance with Your Mother-in-Law.”

16. ___ Quarantine is
    a. limited isolation
    b. strict isolation,
    c. absence of isolation,
    d. a dance with your mother-in-law.

17. ___ A a heavy-duty, polymer masklike device worn over the mouth and nose to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances or the like is the
    a. N95 respirator,
    b. face mask,
    c. surgical mask,
    d. catcher's mask.

18. ___ A virus, bacterium, or other microorganism that produces a disease is a
    a. flu,
    b. toxin,
    c. pathogen,
    d. bad mama jama.

19. ___ A ventilator is a machine that helps a patient
    a. pump blood by transfusion,
    b. breathe by pumping oxygen into the lungs and removing carbon dioxide,
    c. restore normal rhythm to the heart,
    d. take out frustrations and vent over the cost of a hospital stay.

20. ___ WHO stands for
    a. the World Health Organization,
    b. the Wholistic (Holistic) Medical Health Organization,
    c. the World HIV Organization,
    d. the Wonder Who's On First Organization.

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Answers: 1. a  2. c  3. b  4. a  5. c  6. a  7. b  8. a  9. c  10. b

11. a  12. c  13. d  14. a  15. b  16. b  17. a  18. c  19. b  20. 

Many thanks to “Coronavirus: The Words You Need To Understand the News” by John Kelly, Senior Research Editor at Dictionary.com

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