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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. Who was the head of the NIAID in July of 1985?
(a) Dr. David Sencer.
(b) Dr. Tony Fauci.
(c) Dr. James Mason.
(d) Dr. Tom Steele.

2. What are the raw materials called that cancer cells use to make new DNA necessary for rapid cell divisions?
(a) Nucleosides.
(b) Bactrims.
(c) Pentamidines.
(d) Thymidine.

3. 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.

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

5. Who sent his private jet to bring Ryan White's family to Disneyland?
(a) Elton John.
(b) Dr. David Sencer.
(c) Jim Eigo.
(d) Joseph Rafuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who headed a committee called Issues for ACT UP alongside Iris Long?

2. Who was the editor of Mandate in 1983?

3. Who was the Montgomery, Alabama mayor who warned in a front-page Montgomery Advertiser story that he had zero sympathy for AIDS victims?

4. Who was the first of Dr. Yarchoan's patients to be treated with AZT in clinical trial in July of 1985?

5. What term refers to a reduction in the numbers of white cells in the blood, typical of various diseases?

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