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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ______________, led by Rous, claimed that viruses cause cancer, although no such virus had been found in human studies.
(a) Virologists.
(b) Viologists.
(c) Virusologists.
(d) Virusists.

2. After the introduction of the Pap smear came the clinical trials for what?
(a) Eye exams.
(b) Mammograms.
(c) Testicular exams.
(d) HIV tests.

3. Rather than initiating his studies with cancer in its full-blown form, Auerbach has tried to understand what?
(a) Cancer in animals.
(b) Cancer in its early stages.
(c) The genesis of cancer.
(d) The history of cancer.

4. In 1963, three men visited Oscar Auerbach. Why?
(a) He was the CEO of a major cigarette company.
(b) He was one of the foremost pathologists and a top choice when choosing a scientist that may be able to find the cause of lung cancer.
(c) He was the head of oncology at Johns Hopkins.
(d) He was a very wealthy entrepreneur who could financially back cancer studies.

5. Mukherjee goes on to discuss the parallels between various types of cancers despite what?
(a) The fact that the genetics between subjects were often very similar.
(b) The fact that the genetics between subjects were often very different.
(c) The fact that these various types of cancers have very little in common.
(d) All of the above.

6. In ___________, the quest for the cure for cancer through the study of cancer biology underwent a drastic reorganization. Scientists returned to studying genes.
(a) 1996.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1966.

7. 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 Tuberculosis Association.
(b) American Diabetes Association.
(c) American Tuberculosis Association.
(d) National Diabetes Association.

8. At the clinic they would run clinical trials and focus on what?
(a) The day to day care of patients.
(b) Laboratory experiments.
(c) The rate of survival from cancer.
(d) Getting clear test results.

9. A "Risky prediction" is a term coined by who?
(a) Karl Popper.
(b) Percival Pott.
(c) Siddhartha Mukherjee.
(d) Sidney Farber.

10. Could it be determined why Jimmy had survived?
(a) No.
(b) Almost.
(c) Yes.
(d) Somewhat.

11. The ____________ theory developed by Varmus and Bishop provided the first comprehensive theory of carcinogenesis.
(a) Cancergene.
(b) Sarcogene.
(c) Carcinogene.
(d) Oncogene.

12. The U.S. Public Health Service is approached regarding what?
(a) A warning on cigarettes.
(b) A ban on cigarettes.
(c) An increase in cigarette sales.
(d) A decrease in cigarette sales.

13. It was determined that a DNA copy of virus' genes could do what?
(a) Destroy a cell's genes.
(b) Trick scientists into believing it was a healthy cell.
(c) Attach themselves to a cell's genes.
(d) Replace a cell's genes.

14. In 1942, UK statisticians approached the Ministry of Health with the shocking news that cancer morbidity had risen ______ fold in the past 20 years.
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

15. Phyllis Clauson said she felt that the world needed to know what?
(a) Gustafson had never had cancer.
(b) Gustafson was a real person.
(c) Gustafson was still alive and that the treatment all those years ago had been successful.
(d) People could live with cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Phyllis Clauson writes to the Jimmy Fund about her brother, ____________, the real "Jimmy."

2. To whom does the author say victories in cancer research belong?

3. By the early _________, cancer researchers had split into three feuding camps.

4. 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.

5. Secretly, Mukherjee believed that the book would end with Carla's death. Was he right?

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