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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. What word from the text in Part 1, Chapter 1 refers to an outcast from society?
(a) Demigogue.
(b) Pariah.
(c) Lemurian.
(d) Catalyst.

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

3. Of what New York City mayor did Kramer write, "With his silence on AIDS, the Mayor of New York is helping to kill us" (82)?
(a) Ed Koch.
(b) Rudy Giuliani.
(c) Michael Bloomberg.
(d) John Lindsay.

4. When did the Stonewall Riots take place?
(a) March 12, 1970.
(b) July 23, 1971.
(c) June 28, 1969.
(d) March 11, 1969.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many chapters did the ACT UP organization count at its peak?

3. Where did Larry Kramer grow up?

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

5. Where did Peter Staley complete his coursework in political science and economics?

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