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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 are the raw materials called that cancer cells use to make new DNA necessary for rapid cell divisions?

2. What is the second of the four criteria for "Koch's Postulates" that is described in Part 2, Chapter 2?

3. What human enzyme is AZT a dead ringer for?

4. Where did Richard Berkowitz earn a journalism degree?

5. How old did Bobbi Campbell turn in January of 1985?

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. What theories arose regarding the 79 AIDS cases of individuals claiming not to be gay in 1982?

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

5. How many people still die of AIDS every year around the globe (as of the book's publication in 2016)? Why?

6. What is GMHC and how was it founded?

7. What does ACT UP refer to? When, where, and by whom was it established?

8. What is Bactrim and why was it used on patients with HIV/AIDS?

9. Who wrote the novel Faggots and what was controversial about this book?

10. What was the New York Native? Who founded it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe author David France's work with different AIDS activist groups in the 1980s. With what organizations was France involved? What role did he play in the organization(s)? How did France's involvement affect him?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the life and career of Larry Kramer. What was Kramer's profession? How did Kramer become involved in AIDS activism? What achievements did Kramer attain as an activist?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the organization GLAAD. When was GLAAD founded? Why was GLAAD founded? What actions did GLAAD take to change the circumstances of gay, lesbian, and AIDS-afflicted persons?

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