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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 does CRI stand for?

2. Who did President Bush open up a prime-time spot for a program about during the 1992 presidential elections?

3. Who from the pharmaceutical industry showed Stephen Roach how to make AL721?

4. Who was Bill Clinton's new health secretary in January of 1993?

5. What did the weekly newsletter TITA stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Silence = Death Project?

2. Who is Michael Petrelis?

3. What is the CRI and where is it based?

4. What is CD4?

5. What is CD8?

6. How does the author describe his experience with Dr. Metroka in Part 4, Chapter 3?

7. How does the author describe the emotional toll of the AIDS epidemic in the Epilogue?

8. What were the repercussions for Mark Harrington's article "Anatomy of a Disaster"?

9. What did the fall of the Berlin Wall signify for AIDS activists?

10. What do KS lesions refer to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss the effects of HIV/AIDS on the body. How does AIDS spread inside the body? What aspects of the body are impacted by AIDS? What are the main causes of death for AIDS patients?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Peter Staley's role in the AIDS movement. What was Staley's profession? What led him to abandon that profession? How did Staley benefit activist groups through his participation?

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