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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective did the discoverer of radium use often to describe the element?
(a) Enigmatic.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Wondrous.

2. Before dipping their brushes into the radium, what action were the dial-painters at Radium Luminous Materials Corporation instructed to take?
(a) To put the brush behind their ears.
(b) To dip their brushes into the pot of phosphorous.
(c) To swirl the brush's end against their clothing.
(d) To put the brush to their lips.

3. By whom was radium discovered?
(a) Marie and Pierre Curie.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Isaac Newton.
(d) Charles Darwin.

4. The radium powder at Radium Luminous Materials Corporation was mixed with what substance in order to create the luminous paint used to paint the dials?
(a) Zinc sulfide.
(b) Zinc oxide.
(c) Ammonia.
(d) Phosphorous.

5. 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 paradise.
(b) A warehouse.
(c) A internship site.
(d) A studio.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Katherine Schaub when she first started working at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?

2. To what position was Katherine Schaub promoted after the term of her apprenticeship?

3. Grace Fryer came from a family of how many children?

4. Why was radium such a scarce resource?

5. From what industry was the term "lip-pointing" (56) inherited?

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