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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Immortality – Chapters 23 - 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did Henrietta Lacks first go to Johns Hopkins to have the knot in her womb examined?
(a) January 29, 1951.
(b) February 5, 1951.
(c) October 4, 1951.
(d) April 10, 1941.

2. How many points compose the code of ethics known as the Nuremberg Code?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

3. What was the name of Deborah Lacks's first child?
(a) Alfred Carter.
(b) Henry Harris.
(c) Fred Garret.
(d) Harry Eagle.

4. For how long was Chester Southam's medical license suspended due to "fraud or deceit and unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine" after he'd injected unknowing patients with cancer cells?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. Who was the renowned geneticist that founded the world's first human genetics department at Johns Hopkins?
(a) William Scherer.
(b) Charles Bynum.
(c) George Gey.
(d) Victor McKusick.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Human Genome Project declared complete?

2. How much money did David Lacks receive as settlement from a class-action lawsuit against a boiler manufacturer at Bethlehem Steel?

3. What did Joe Lacks change his name to after he converted to Islam in prison?

4. How many chromosomes are contained in a human cell?

5. What was the population of Clover, Virginia, in 1998?

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