The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Siddhartha Mukherjee
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Siddhartha Mukherjee
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6: The Fruits of Long Endeavors; Atossa's War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ____________________ refers to something that moves incessantly but never gets anywhere.
(a) Queen of Hearts Syndrome.
(b) Queen Bee Syndrome.
(c) Black Queen Syndrome.
(d) Red Queen Syndrome.

2. In ___________, George Canellas and Tom Frei spent time in the lab matching various drugs to various cancers. Included on the drug list were cytotoxic drugs cytoxan, vincristine, procarabazine, and methotrexate.
(a) 1953.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1963.

3. The author says his heart was in what?
(a) Pediatrics.
(b) Veterinary medicine.
(c) Clinical work.
(d) Laboratory work.

4. Mukherjee met with Carla. They discussed the survival rate of leukemia. At one time, there was almost no chance that Carla could have been able to survive the onset of the leukemia. With the advent of modern medicine and new treatments, Carla had a ______ chance of surviving the disease.
(a) 15%.
(b) 45%
(c) 75%.
(d) 30%.

5. Cole believed that these theories may have been right when?
(a) In most cases.
(b) Never.
(c) In all cases.
(d) In some cases.

Short Answer Questions

1. A "Risky prediction" is a term coined by who?

2. The discovery of scrotal cancer helped to promote what?

3. The remaining people did what?

4. MOPP caused what?

5. What was the goal of the oncologist at this time?

(see the answer key)

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