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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Will You Turn Me out If I Can't Get Better?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mukherjee believe it is fortunate that Farber had not asked any of the pediatricians about creating an anti-leukemic drug?
(a) They would have told Farber to involve them.
(b) They would have told Farber not to bother.
(c) They would have told Farber he was not experienced enough.
(d) They would have told Farber they were already researching an anti-leukemia drug.

2. People began to develop what regarding cancer?
(a) A sense of awareness about the disease.
(b) A sense of peace regarding the disease.
(c) An immunity to the disease.
(d) An internal fear about the disease.

3. Albert Lasker was diagnosed with colon cancer and eventually died. Farber was also diagnosed with a type of colon cancer but survived. The more personal brushes with cancer did what?
(a) Surprised Farber and Lasker.
(b) Ended Farber and Lasker's campaigning.
(c) Fueled the fire for Farber and Lasker.
(d) Intimidated Farber and Lasker.

4. Then this surgery was accelerated to what?
(a) Hyporadical sugery.
(b) Hyperradical surgery.
(c) Very radical surgery.
(d) Ultraradical surgery.

5. MOPP caused what?
(a) Severe nausea plus untold long term effects.
(b) Sterility.
(c) Hair loss and weight gain.
(d) Weight loss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cole believed that surgery was often what?

2. Moya Cole takes another look at whose theories on radical surgery?

3. Virchow ultimately referred to the disease as "weisses Blut" or ___________. In 1847 the name was changed to leukemia.

4. In 1968, there were noteworthy successes where?

5. Mukherjee begins to discuss the age of cancer, referring to the ancient discoveries of ___________ in 2625 B.C.

(see the answer key)

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