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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the thinly veiled roman a clef that Larry Kramer published in 1978?

2. Where is Dr. Joe Sonnabend from?

3. Who oversaw the magazine Christopher Street in late 1983?

4. The two-step procedure for blood testing for HTLV-3/LAV used a method called ELISA and another called what?

5. What disease was suramin being prescribed to treat in Africa when it was first put on trial in AIDS research?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose funeral is described in the Prologue? What were this individual's major contributions to the cause, as discussed in this chapter?

2. What is AZT and who developed it?

3. When was the first news of the plague that would later be called AIDS revealed in a noted media publication? What information was revealed?

4. Who is Anita Bryant and in what context is she discussed in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. Who is Richard Berkowitz and what led him to activism?

6. How does David France describe his visit home in late 1983?

7. What is significant about John O'Connor's instillation as archbishop of New York in 1984?

8. What is Executive Order 50? When was it enacted and by whom?

9. How are Dr. Sonnabend's finances described in early 1983?

10. What is HTLV-3 and who discovered it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the drug AZT. When was AZT developed? What was it developed to treat? How does AZT work within the body to combat AIDS?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Reagan administration's response to the AIDS crisis. How and when did Reagan publicly address the issue? What did he do to help progress in research and treatment? What amount did he budget for AIDS research?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the organization TAG. When and where was this group founded? Who was the founder of the organization? What was the organization's mission? What were its successes and failures?

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