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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was the biotech firm Imreg headquartered in 1988?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Boston.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) New York.

3. Who was the attorney and T+D member who played a principal role in making the experimental anti-pneumonia drug trimetrexate available to the public?
(a) David Barr.
(b) Joseph Rafuse.
(c) Jim Eigo.
(d) David Sencer.

4. How many people attended the first ACT UP protest on Wall Street?
(a) 200.
(b) 600.
(c) 800.
(d) 400.

5. How much money did GMHC receive from state AIDS contracts in Albany for "public information" on February 27, 1985?
(a) $95,000.
(b) $67,034.
(c) $183,000.
(d) $231,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pharmaceutical company did Dr. Sonnabend hammer away at for a supply of AL721 in 1987?

2. Who was the chairman of the GMHC's medical board that referred to "the Elizabeth Taylor model of behavior--serial monogamy" (53)?

3. Who was the New York City health commissioner in March of 1985?

4. Who had just assumed the position as the CDC director in March of 1985?

5. From where does the author say he was on a college sojourn when he visited New York City for the first time in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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