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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Bobbi Campbell's lover in 1984, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) James Mason.
(b) Bob Hilliard.
(c) John O'Connor.
(d) Michael Callen.

2. What is the second of the four criteria for "Koch's Postulates" that is described in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Must be present in everyone suffering from the disease but in no one who is healthy.
(b) Must be capable of reproduction on its own.
(c) Must be isolated from the carrier and must be able to crow in pure culture.
(d) Must be capable of reproduction using human cells.

3. Where was Tom Ho taken when he became ill?
(a) Berkeley Medical Center.
(b) Memorial Sloan Kettering.
(c) Lenox Hill Hospital.
(d) The St. Mark's Community Clinic.

4. How much money did GMHC net from a fundraiser disco party at the Paradise Garage, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) $12,423.
(b) $32,086.
(c) $45,009.
(d) $23,453.

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

6. Where did Richard Berkowitz earn a journalism degree?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Berkeley University.
(c) New York University.
(d) Rutgers University.

7. What drug was shown in studies to be nearly 100% effective in preventing PCP in at-risk populations in the mid-1970s?
(a) Pentamidine.
(b) DDI.
(c) Bactrim.
(d) AZT.

8. Who was the director of the U.S. Public Health Service that wrote, "With broadened parental understanding and more scientific research, hopefully, the chances that anyone's child will become victim of homosexuality will eventually decrease" (16)?
(a) Dr. Alick Isaacs.
(b) Dr. Stanley F. Yolles.
(c) Dr. David Webster.
(d) Dr. Gregg Bordowitz.

9. What is the title of the thinly veiled roman a clef that Larry Kramer published in 1978?
(a) Faggots.
(b) The Astolfi Tavern.
(c) On the Road.
(d) The San Francisco Story.

10. What are the two sorts of T-cells?
(a) D13s and CR2s.
(b) C5s and C2Rs.
(c) CD4s and CD8s.
(d) R2s and D2s.

11. In what year is the memorial described in the Prologue?
(a) 2013.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2011.

12. Who was nominated as the leader of the newly formed GMHC?
(a) Michael Callen.
(b) David Webster.
(c) Paul Popham.
(d) Lawrence K. Altman.

13. When does the author describe visiting New York City for the first time in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1978.

14. How many patients did Dr. Robert Yarchoan enroll in a protocol that included intravenous infusions of AZT three times daily for two weeks in July of 1985?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 11.
(d) 32.

15. Before the spread of AIDS, Kaposi's sarcoma struck how many Americans out of every three million, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does ASFV stand for?

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

5. What street in New York City does the author describe as "the mountaintop of gay life" in Part 1, Chapter 1 (13)?

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