1. Which of the following best describes C.

Intermittent
commensalism? D. Facultative
A. Both organisms benefit
B. One benefits, the other is harmed 8. Which specimen is most appropriate for
C. One benefits, the other is unaffected diagnosing intestinal protozoa?
D. Both are harmed A. Blood
B. CSF
2. Which parasite classification includes C. Stool
those that must live in a host to survive? D. Urine
A. Facultative
B. Erratic 9. Which method is preferred for detecting
C. Obligate motile protozoan trophozoites?
D. Permanent A. Flotation
B. Sedimentation
3. What is the definitive host in the life cycle C. Permanent stain
of Plasmodium spp.? D. Direct wet mount
A. Human
B. Pig 10. Trichomonas vaginalis lacks which stage
C. Mosquito in its life cycle?
D. Cattle A. Cyst
B. Trophozoite
4. Ectoparasites cause: C. Sporozoite
A. Infection D. Merozoite
B. Inflammation
C. Infestation 11. Which parasite can be diagnosed using
D. Inoculation the Scotch tape test?
A. Giardia lamblia
5. Which of the following is an intermittent B. Enterobius vermicularis
parasite? C. Ascaris lumbricoides
A. Plasmodium D. Strongyloides stercoralis
B. Dog tapeworm
C. Blood-feeding parasite 12. What is the most common portal of exit
D. Hookworm for intestinal parasites?
A. Urine
6. What form of parasite is responsible for B. Sputum
human brain infection by Naegleria fowleri? C. Skin
A. Cyst D. Anus
B. Oocyst
C. Trophozoite 13. What causes the “pruritus ani” symptom
D. Sporozoite in pinworm infection?
A. Toxins
7. A parasite found in an unusual organ is B. Larval migration
classified as: C. Allergic response to eggs
A. Erratic D. Trauma from feeding
B. Transitory
14. Which disease is associated with examination
Clonorchis sinensis? D. CSF culture
A. Liver cirrhosis
B. Biliary duct cancer 21. What is the infective form of Giardia
C. Gastric ulcer lamblia?
D. Pneumonia A. Trophozoite
B. Merozoite
C. Cyst
15. The most serious form of malaria is
D. Sporozoite
caused by:
A. P. ovale
22. Which parasite is commonly diagnosed
B. P. malariae using a duodenal aspirate?
C. P. falciparum A. Trichuris trichiura
D. P. vivax B. Giardia lamblia
C. Balantidium coli
16. Which of the following is NOT a mode D. Entamoeba histolytica
of transmission of parasites?
A. Inhalation 23. Which method is not used in fecal
B. Fecal-oral concentration techniques?
C. Vaccination A. Flotation
D. Vector-borne B. Sedimentation
C. Centrifugation
D. Incubation
17. Which parasite is primarily transmitted
by sandflies?
24. What preservative is commonly used for
A. Plasmodium falciparum stool samples?
B. Trypanosoma cruzi A. Ethanol
C. Leishmania donovani B. Iodine
D. Toxoplasma gondii C. Polyvinyl alcohol
D. Formaldehyde
18. Giardia lamblia affects which part of the
human body? 25. Which parasite is diagnosed using a vaginal
A. Lungs swab?
B. Small intestine A. Giardia lamblia
C. Liver B. Trichomonas vaginalis
D. Blood C. Balantidium coli
D. Trypanosoma brucei
19. Which method helps identify protozoan
26. Balantidium coli is transmitted via:
cysts in preserved specimens? A. Blood transfusion
A. Wet mount only B. Inhalation
B. Concentration and stain C. Contaminated food and water
C. Culture D. Sexual contact
D. Serology
27. Which is the only ciliate known to infect
20. The gold standard for diagnosing malaria humans?
is: A. Entamoeba histolytica
A. Urine test B. Trichomonas vaginalis
B. Blood smear microscopy C. Stool C. Giardia lamblia
D. Balantidium coli
28. The trophozoite of Giardia lamblia is best B. Liver fluke
described as: C. Blood fluke
A. Oval with multiple nuclei D. Fish fluke
B. Pear-shaped with flagella
C. Round with pseudopods 36. What method is used to collect eggs of
D. Leaf-shaped with hooks Enterobius vermicularis?
A. Stool sample
29. Acanthamoeba keratitis is primarily B. Vaginal swab
associated with: C. Duodenal aspirate
A. Consuming raw pork D. Scotch tape technique
B. Swimming in freshwater
C. Improper contact lens hygiene 37. Which parasite causes African sleeping
D. Blood transfusions sickness?
A. Plasmodium falciparum
30. Which parasite is diagnosed using a thick B. Trypanosoma brucei
and thin blood smear? C. Leishmania tropica
A. Giardia lamblia D. Giardia lamblia
B. Trypanosoma brucei
C. Plasmodium spp. 38. The characteristic motility of Naegleria
D. Leishmania donovani fowleri trophozoite is:
A. Spinning
31. What is the vector for Trypanosoma cruzi? B. Zigzag
A. Sandfly C. Slug-like
B. Kissing bug D. Wave-like
C. Tsetse fly
D. Anopheles mosquito 39. The diagnostic stage of Entamoeba
histolytica is found in:
32. Toxoplasma gondii can be transmitted A. Blood
through all EXCEPT: B. Urine
A. Cat feces C. Stool
B. Undercooked meat D. Skin
C. Transplacental transmission
D. Mosquito bite 40. The disease caused by Trichinella spiralis
primarily affects:
33. The infective stage of Strongyloides A. Brain
stercoralis enters through: B. Lungs
A. Inhalation C. Muscles
B. Skin penetration D. Liver
C. Oral ingestion
D. Transfusion 41. What staining method is commonly used for
intestinal protozoan cysts?
34. What organ is primarily affected in hepatic A. Gram stain
amoebiasis? B. Acid-fast stain
A. Kidney C. Trichrome stain
B. Liver D. Giemsa stain
C. Intestine
D. Lung 42. The sedimentation technique in stool exams
is based on:
35. Clonorchis sinensis is also known as: A. Color change
A. Lung fluke B. Parasite size
C. Specific gravity B. Flotation
D. Absorption C. Direct smear
D. Wet mount
43. What parasite is associated with bladder
cancer? 50. What is the treatment of choice for
A. Plasmodium vivax Entamoeba histolytica?
B. Schistosoma haematobium A. Tinidazole
C. Clonorchis sinensis B. Iodoquinol
D. Ancylostoma duodenale C. Albendazole
D. Metronidazole
44. The infective form of Toxoplasma gondii in
undercooked meat is:
A. Sporozoite
B. Cyst
C. Oocyst
D. Tachyzoite

45. The parasite Leishmania donovani primarily

46. Paragonimus westermani is primarily

47. Which of the following is the definitive

48. Ancylostoma duodenale larvae enter the

49. A test tube showing parasites in the top