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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Anna Rooney hold at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?
(a) Inspector.
(b) Forewoman.
(c) Insurance claims adjuster.
(d) Accountant.

2. By whom was Dr. Frederick Flinn paid when he researched the possible harm being caused by various companies' use of radium?
(a) By the companies being investigated.
(b) By the unions.
(c) By the dial-painting victims.
(d) By the United States Department of Labor.

3. When the Westclox company hit a new production high of 1.5 million luminous watches in 1926, what percentage of the watches were painted by Radium Dial?
(a) 80%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 100%.
(d) 50%.

4. What was the final amount of the lump sum paid by the United States Radium Corporation to each litigant?
(a) $3,600.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $15,000.

5. Once Katherine Schaub started staying at home and refusing to go out, what was the only occasion to get her out of the house?
(a) Church.
(b) Grocery shopping.
(c) Her mother's funeral.
(d) Trial dates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a sarcoma?

2. What form did the ongoing argument between Cecil K. Drinker and Arthur Roeder take in 1924 after Cecil K. Drinker's investigation resulted in his claim that radium was causing harm to the dial-painters at the United States Radium Corporation?

3. What song about radium became a hit after being featured in the Broadway musical Piff! Paff! Pouf!?

4. How much money did the United States Radium Corporation eventually agree to give Mae Canfield in 1930?

5. What crucial piece of information did Raymond Berry uncover about Dr. Frederick Flinn, who was working as an expert witness for several radium companies?

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