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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was suramin first pushed into human trials for AIDS?
(a) August 6, 1984.
(b) March 23, 1968.
(c) June 2, 1985.
(d) July 30, 1986.

2. How many cases of the gay cancer were on the CDC list by July of 1982?
(a) 452.
(b) 312.
(c) 125.
(d) 245.

3. What code name was AZT given when taken to trial for AIDS?
(a) "Compound A."
(b) "Compound S."
(c) "Compound Q."
(d) "Compound R."

4. Where did Richard Berkowitz earn a journalism degree?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Berkeley University.
(d) New York University.

5. What drug was shown in studies to be nearly 100% effective in preventing PCP in at-risk populations in the mid-1970s?
(a) Bactrim.
(b) DDI.
(c) Pentamidine.
(d) AZT.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Executive Order 50 issued in New York City?

2. Of what New York City mayor did Kramer write, "With his silence on AIDS, the Mayor of New York is helping to kill us" (82)?

3. What disease was suramin being prescribed to treat in Africa when it was first put on trial in AIDS research?

4. What is the name of the rock band that Michael Callen formed after being diagnosed?

5. Who headed a committee called Issues for ACT UP alongside Iris Long?

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