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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Part of the allure of the jobs available at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation was that the site of business was called a what, rather than a factory?
(a) A warehouse.
(b) A paradise.
(c) A internship site.
(d) A studio.

2. What was the name of Katherine Schaub's trainer in her first apprenticeship position at Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?
(a) Mae Cubberley.
(b) Grace Fryer.
(c) Catherine Wolfe.
(d) Marguerite Glacinski.

3. When the girls at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation started to worry that the paint they used may be dangerous, doctors from New York came and assured the girls that the paint was harmless due to what reason?
(a) Radium takes years to harm the human body.
(b) There was no phosphorous in the paint.
(c) The amount of radium in the paint was miniscule.
(d) The paint would only be harmful in extremely cold working conditions.

4. Grace Fryer came from a family of how many children?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

5. The greenish-white luminous paint used to paint the watch dials went by what name?
(a) Luminest.
(b) Unblack.
(c) Lighterous.
(d) Undark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who once remarked, "There may be a condition into which radium has not yet entered that would produce dire results; everybody handling it should have care," (18) though his advice was ignored by the industry?

2. Before dipping their brushes into the radium, what action were the dial-painters at Radium Luminous Materials Corporation instructed to take?

3. The paper dials painted by Radium Luminous Materials Corporation workers had black backgrounds and numerals of what color?

4. The city of Newark, New Jersey was termed the city of what?

5. Sabin von Schocky held what position at Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?

(see the answer key)

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