Virology MCQs (Quiz 10) Posted on July 13, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. In viruses, genome polarity refers to ___________________________ Whether viral RNA can function directly as messenger RNA The electrical charge of viral particles The number of chromosomes in a virus The shape of the viral capsid 2. __________________ developed the first successful influenza vaccine for military use during World War II Max Theiler Albert Sabin Edward Jenner Thomas Francis Jr. 3. ___________________ developed the first licensed vaccine against hepatitis B Jonas Salk Albert Sabin Maurice Hilleman Edward Jenner 4. The Hemagglutination Inhibition test is primarily used to detect and quantify ________________ Viral RNA Virus-specific antibodies Viral DNA Complement proteins 5. The Hemagglutination Assay is most commonly used for ________________ Influenza virus Poliovirus Rabies virus Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 6. _____________________ is an immunological assay that utilizes highly specific antigen-antibody binding reactions to detect, identify, and measure target substances such as viral antigens, antibodies, proteins, and hormones in biological samples Light microscopy Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) Gram staining Nutrient agar plating 7. The Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test (PRNT) primarily measures _______________________ Binding antibodies Functional virus-neutralizing antibodies Complement activation Viral antigen concentration 8. Virus _________________ caused the 1918 influenza pandemic Avian influenza H5N1 Influenza B virus Influenza C virus Influenza A (H1N1) virus 9. The term “bacteriophage” literally means ____________ Bacterial poison Bacterial toxin Bacterial parasite Bacteria eater 10. ___________________________ received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1954 for their discovery of the ability of poliomyelitis (Poliovirus) viruses to grow in cultures of various types of tissue John Enders, Thomas Weller, and Frederick Robbins David Baltimore and Howard Temin Luc Montagnier and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin Loading … Question 1 of 10