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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 was Lawrence Mass's lover who took him to the psychiatric ward at St. Vincents when Mass became suicidal?
(a) Arnie Kantrowitz.
(b) George de Stefano.
(c) Richard Failla.
(d) Sandor Ferenczi.

2. What street in New York City does the author describe as "the mountaintop of gay life" in Part 1, Chapter 1 (13)?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Greenwich Street.
(c) Christopher Street.
(d) Lafayette Street.

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

4. Where did Larry Kramer grow up?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York City.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. What was the official count of those who died from AIDS in the United States by the end of 2012?
(a) 751,326.
(b) 358,659.
(c) 658,507.
(d) 238,336.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the author earn his college degree?

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

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

4. What was Gregg Bordowitz's profession?

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

(see the answer key)

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