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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: A Distorted Version of Our Normal Selves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Every battle needs its iconic battleground, and one physical place epitomized the cancer wars of the late _________.
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1960s.

2. In London, the socialized health program required that all doctors be registered with the government. Deaths were noted, as were their causes. Smokers were also noted in reports. Describe the results of the studies conducted from those reports.
(a) Inconclusive.
(b) Very conclusive.
(c) Somewhat conclusive.
(d) Conclusive.

3. The trend also raised questions regarding what?
(a) The amount of soot that the chimney sweeps carried home with them under the surface of their skin.
(b) The hazardous work done by the poor.
(c) The activities of these wealthy men.
(d) The secret lives of chimney sweeps.

4. _____________________ published a report in 1956 that delineated the connection between tobacco and lung cancer.
(a) Rory Delmonico and Bradley Harold.
(b) Rich Dell and Brian Henry.
(c) Roger Denver and Brady Hall.
(d) Richard Doll and Bradford Hill.

5. In 1961 the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association and the __________________________ wrote a letter to President John F. Kennedy, asking for help in fighting cancer.
(a) National Diabetes Association.
(b) American Diabetes Association.
(c) National Tuberculosis Association.
(d) American Tuberculosis Association.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the introduction of the Pap smear came the clinical trials for what?

2. Hyperplasia was what?

3. Mukherjee goes on to discuss the parallels between various types of cancers despite what?

4. Farber knew that in order to launch a national attack on cancer he would have to form what?

5. Doctors began to associate _______________________ with various forms of cancer.

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