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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 3 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a conservative estimate, how many sexual partners had Michael Callen had when he was diagnosed?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 3,000.

2. For whom is the memorial service that is described in the Prologue?
(a) David Webster.
(b) Gregg Bordowitz.
(c) Spencer Cox.
(d) Dr. Stanley F. Yolles.

3. Where was Dr. Barbara Starrett working as the director of lesbian and gay medical services when she encountered her first patient with signs of AIDS?
(a) The St. Mark's Community Clinic.
(b) The NYU Medical Center.
(c) The West Village Men's Clinic.
(d) The Roosevelt Hospital.

4. What drug was capable of lowering the death rate of PCP to 50%, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Bactrim.
(b) Pentamidine.
(c) AZT.
(d) DDI.

5. Who was the discoverer of interferon that Dr. Joe Sonnabend studied with?
(a) Lawrence K. Altman.
(b) Sandor Ferenczi.
(c) Edmund Bergler.
(d) Alick Isaacs.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the author describe visiting New York City for the first time in Part 1, Chapter 1?

2. What was the author doing an internship for when he first visited New York City?

3. Who was nominated as the leader of the newly formed GMHC?

4. What does GRID stand for?

5. What philanthropist donated $1,000 to Dr. Friedman-Kien's research because she was worried about her gay brother?

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