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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Sunny Balwani recruit to take on Alan Beam's position on the lab's CLIA license?
(a) Jay Rosan.
(b) Michael Craig.
(c) Heather King.
(d) Sunil Dhawan.

2. Who was the editor in chief at the Wall Street Journal when the author was conducting his investigation into Theranos?
(a) Matt Bissel.
(b) Vernon Loucks.
(c) Gerry Baker.
(d) John Howard.

3. Where had John Fuisz and Mike Underhill been colleagues?
(a) Osborne Clarke.
(b) McDermott Will and Emery.
(c) Alston and Bird.
(d) Silicon Valley Law Group.

4. Who were the two doctors that Theranos lawyers claimed had been misrepresented in Carreyrou's investigative story on Theranos in a letter sent to the WSJ's counsel?
(a) Lauren Beardsley and Saman Rezaie.
(b) Michael Craig and James Mattis.
(c) Arnold Gelb and Clive Wilkinson.
(d) Matt Bissel and Chris Todd.

5. What was the title of John Carreyrou's WSJ article on Theranos?
(a) "A Prized Startup's Struggles."
(b) "Tech Giant Theranos Under Question."
(c) "Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup."
(d) "Elizabeth Holmes: Who is She?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

2. Where was Erika Cheung working when she received a letter from Theranos lawyers during Carreyrou's investigation?

3. Who was Elizabeth Holmes's uncle who died from cancer?

4. For how many years had John Carreyrou worked for the Wall Street Journal when he was tipped off about the Theranos story?

5. When was Carreyrou's story on Theranos published in the Wall Street Journal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the ADVIA 1800 and what is its involvement at Theranos?

2. How did Theranos respond when the company learned Carreyrou was writing an investigative piece on the company?

3. What came after Carreyrou's first article in the WSJ was published?

4. What is significant about the FDA's approval for Theranos to run a test for herpes?

5. What did Alan Beam tell Carreyrou about the Edisons in their first discussion?

6. How did Ian Gibbons die? How did his death impact Theranos?

7. How did Theranos affect the Shultz family?

8. Who from the Wall Street Journal attended the first meeting with the Theranos team, according to the author in Chapter 21?

9. Why were the Fuiszes not considered to be worthy sources to John Carreyrou?

10. How did Alan Beam come to work for Theranos? What was his position?

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