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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. Who is the former prosecutor who advocated for the legal needs of the sick at the newly founded GMHC?
(a) Sandor Ferenczi.
(b) Chuck Ortleb.
(c) Richard Failla.
(d) George de Stefano.

2. What was the author doing an internship for when he first visited New York City?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The New York Post.
(c) The Globe.
(d) The United Nations.

3. What percentage of AIDS cases were in the New York metropolitan area in February of 1983?
(a) 47.3%.
(b) 63.1%.
(c) 23.5%.
(d) 34.5%.

4. How many cases of the gay cancer were on the CDC list by July of 1982?
(a) 245.
(b) 312.
(c) 452.
(d) 125.

5. What does GMHC stand for?
(a) Gay men's honor code.
(b) Gay men's health crisis.
(c) Gay men's healing center.
(d) Gay men's health community.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the rock band that Michael Callen formed after being diagnosed?

3. What was the total death tally of AIDS patients in February of 1983?

4. Who was Lawrence Mass's lover who took him to the psychiatric ward at St. Vincents when Mass became suicidal?

5. How old was the author when he first visited New York City?

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