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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Roger Parloff's cover story on Elizabeth Holmes published?
(a) August 2, 2015.
(b) June 12, 2014.
(c) May 3, 2013.
(d) September, 12, 2010.

2. How much was the "innovation fee" (160) that was agreed upon for Walgreens to pay Theranos for launching its blood-testing services in their pharmacy chains?
(a) $120 million.
(b) $100 million.
(c) $50 million.
(d) $40 million.

3. Whose quote closed out Carreyrou's initial article on Theranos in the WSJ?
(a) John Howard's.
(b) Maureen Glunz's.
(c) Matt Bissel's.
(d) Vernon Loucks's.

4. On what date did Elizabeth Holmes sign a contract with Walgreens promising to launch its blood-testing services in some of the pharmacy chain's stores by February of 2013?
(a) June 10, 2015.
(b) June 5, 2012.
(c) September 23, 2015.
(d) May 23, 2014.

5. Of the two labs at Theranos headquarters, the upper one is said to have been nicknamed Jurassic Park while the lower lab was nicknamed what?
(a) Yoda.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Theranos II.
(d) Apple.

6. Where is Cox Enterprises based?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Chicago.

7. When Elizabeth Holmes interviewed with Roger Parloff, what valuation did she assign to Theranos?
(a) $4 billion.
(b) $6 billion.
(c) $9 billion.
(d) $12 billion.

8. For how long had Tyler Shultz worked at Theranos?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 6 months.

9. Who described trying to set up Elizabeth Holmes on dates in a New Yorker article featuring her?
(a) Tara Lencioni.
(b) Henry Kissinger.
(c) Jay Rosan.
(d) Barack Obama.

10. What is the name of the website where current and former employees can review companies anonymously, and where one report titled "A pile of PR lies" about Theranos?
(a) Trustpilot.
(b) Trakstar.
(c) Glassdoor.
(d) Linux.

11. For what magazine was Roger Parloff the legal correspondent when he came upon the patent trial between Theranos and the Fuiszes?
(a) Litigation Daily.
(b) Time.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Fortune.

12. What was the title of John Carreyrou's WSJ article on Theranos?
(a) "A Prized Startup's Struggles."
(b) "Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup."
(c) "Tech Giant Theranos Under Question."
(d) "Elizabeth Holmes: Who is She?"

13. Who requested a meeting with Dr. Sundene regarding John Carreyrou's investigation of Theranos (and was denied)?
(a) Sunny Balwani.
(b) Heather King.
(c) Michael Craig.
(d) Jay Rosan.

14. Who is the former Netscape founder whose wife had profiled Holmes for the New York Times's style magazine?
(a) Matt Bissel.
(b) Marc Andreessen.
(c) Vernon Loucks.
(d) John Howard.

15. In July of 2015, the FDA approved the Theranos proprietary finger-stick test for what?
(a) AIDS.
(b) HSV-1.
(c) Liver enzymes.
(d) PTT.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Rupert Murdoch invest in Theranos in their last round of fundraising, according to the author in Chapter 23?

2. How much money was Theranos paying Channing Robertson ostensibly as a consultant at the time of the Fuisz trial?

3. Who was the editor in chief at the Wall Street Journal when the author was conducting his investigation into Theranos?

4. Who is said to have leased a new Mercedes every six months in order to avoid having plates on his car?

5. How much did the ADVIA 1800 machine weigh?

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