HIV/AIDS 

 

Multiple Choice 

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 

 

____ 1. Introduction to HIV/AIDS 

By what year had the AIDS virus become isolated? 

A 

1981 

C 

1985 

B 

1983 

D 

1986 



 

____ 2. IDU refers to: 

A 

Injection drug use 

C 

Both a and b 

B 

Intravenous dependent use 

D 

Neither a nor b 



 

____ 3. IDU practices are quick and efficient vehicles for HIV transmission. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

____ 4. Reducing a client’s involvement in substance-abusing practices has not been shown to reduce the probability 
of HIV infection. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

____ 5. Overview of HIV/AIDS 

The most likely explanation about the origin of HIV is that it was introduced to humans from monkeys. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

____ 6. AIDS is caused by HIV infection and is characterized by a severe reduction in what type of cells? 

A 

CD4+ T 

C 

White blood cells 

B 

CD1 

D 

None of the above 



 

____ 7. HIV/AIDS is still largely a disease among MSMs and male injection drug users, but it is spreading most 
rapidly among which population? 

A 

Women and adolescents 

C 

Both a and b 

B 

African Americans and Hispanics 

D 

Neither a nor b 



 

____ 8. HIV is able to survive outside the human cell. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

____ 9. The most effective means of transmitting HIV is by: 

A 

Blood 

C 

Vaginal Secretions 

B 

Semen 

D 

Breast Milk 



 


____ 10. A person is about five times more likely to contract HIV through anal intercourse than through vaginal 
intercourse. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

____ 11. How many times more likely is a woman to contract HIV through vaginal intercourse if the man is infected 
than in the reverse situation? 

A 

5 times 

C 

10 times 

B 

8 times 

D 

20 times 



 

____ 12. The level of HIV circulating in the blood is called ‘viral load’. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

____ 13. What is the name of the test used to detect the presence of HIV antibodies. 

A 

LISA 

C 

CDC 

B 

ELISA 

D 

Western Blot 



 

____ 14. The ‘window period’ for detecting the HIV virus is: 

A 

2 to 4 weeks 

C 

5 to 20 weeks 

B 

6 to 12 weeks 

D 

None of the above 



 

____ 15. Flu-like symptoms are reported by roughly half of those who contract HIV and generally occurs between 2 
and 6 weeks after infection. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

____ 16. HIV-infected persons with a CD4+T cell count of ______ are classifieds as persons with AIDS. 

A 

200 

C 

600 

B 

400 

D 

800 



 

____ 17. Changes in the Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS Since 1995 

HIV prevalence is higher among this population than in other ethnic groups: 

A 

Asian 

C 

African American 

B 

Hispanic 

D 

Native American 



 

____ 18. HIV/AIDS is not commonly found among heterosexuals. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

____ 19. In 1998, this region of the United States had the highest incidences of AIDS cases: 

A 

Northeast 

C 

Midwest 

B 

South 

D 

West 



 

____ 20. As of June 1999, more than half of all cumulative male adult and adolescent AIDS cases were among MSMs. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 


 

____ 21. Most incarcerated people who have HIV are infected after they enter prison. 

A 

True 

B 

False 



 

____ 22. The average period of time from HIV infection to AIDS is about: 

A 

2 years 

C 

7 years 

B 

5 years 

D 

10 years