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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new experimental therapy had Montagnier recently discovered in 1985 with his colleague Jean-Claude Chermann to have potential to curb reverse transcription?
(a) HPA-23.
(b) Suramin.
(c) Pentamidine.
(d) AZT.

2. Who was the head of the clinical oncology branch of the National Cancer Institute in 1985?
(a) Dr. Tim Sweeney.
(b) Dr. Sam Broder.
(c) Dr. John Hale.
(d) Dr. James Mason.

3. What was Ron Goldberg's title to those in ACT UP?
(a) "Chant Queen."
(b) "Scream Queen."
(c) "Queen Bee."
(d) "Dream Queen."

4. Where did Lawrence Mass work full-time when he was on the board of the GMHC?
(a) A publishing company.
(b) A methadone clinic.
(c) A stock brokerage firm.
(d) A theater company.

5. How old was Griffin Gold when he was hospitalized in July of 1988?
(a) 36.
(b) 32.
(c) 29.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cases of the gay cancer were on the CDC list by July of 1982?

2. What convenience store chain canceled health insurance for any of its 26,000 employees with AIDS unless it was contracted through a blood transfusion or errant spouse in 1988?

3. How much money did GMHC net from a fundraiser disco party at the Paradise Garage, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 3?

4. Who was Ryan White's doctor who stated, "I can assure everyone [White] has AIDS and it's still fatal" (312)?

5. Who was the founder of West End Records and the owner of the welfare hotel where the GMHC established as their first permanent home?

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