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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1 - 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Reagan administration's health secretary in 1985?
(a) John O'Connor.
(b) Richard Failla.
(c) Margaret Heckler.
(d) Michael Callen.

2. Where did Mathidle Krim grow up?
(a) Paris.
(b) Zurich.
(c) London.
(d) Geneva.

3. Who was the chairman of the GMHC's medical board that referred to "the Elizabeth Taylor model of behavior--serial monogamy" (53)?
(a) Sandor Ferenczi.
(b) Richard Failla.
(c) Dan William.
(d) George de Stefano.

4. Where is the CDC headquarters located?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Seattle.

5. What was New York City's preeminent cancer hospital that instituted a formal ban on treating victims of the gay cancer?
(a) The St. Mark's Community Clinic.
(b) Columbia Medical Center.
(c) Memorial Sloan Kettering.
(d) NYU Medical Center.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who oversaw the magazine Christopher Street in late 1983?

2. What drug was shown in studies to be nearly 100% effective in preventing PCP in at-risk populations in the mid-1970s?

3. Who is the New York Times science writer whom Dr. Friedman-Kien called to report on the sudden emergence of KS, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. What drug was capable of lowering the death rate of PCP to 50%, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. What street in New York City does the author describe as "the mountaintop of gay life" in Part 1, Chapter 1 (13)?

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