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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. When did Rob Rafsky contract HIV?

2. What does CRIA stand for?

3. Who was the pastor of the Judson Memorial Church that agreed to use their facility for the launch press conference for AL721?

4. Who was Reagan's surgeon general who mailed an educational brochure on AIDS to every household in the country?

5. What does OAR stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is zalcitabine?

2. What was the Actions committee of ACT UP responsible for?

3. What is GLAAD? When and where was it founded?

4. Who is Mark Harrington?

5. What changed the front of the AIDS epidemice in 1996?

6. Why is The Making of the Atomic Bomb discussed in Part 4, Chapter 3?

7. What led to Peter Staley's unemployment and eventual commitment to the cause for AIDS awareness?

8. Who is Andy Humm and what are his contributions to the cause?

9. What is CD4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the group GMHC. When and where was the organization formed? What was the mission of the organization? How did that mission change over time?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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