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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many specific ultimatums were included in the ACT UP demands to the NIH in 1990?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

2. At what residence for homeless PWAs did Michael Petrelis live in 1987?
(a) Ross House.
(b) Allen House.
(c) The St. Mark's Community Clinic.
(d) Bailey House.

3. Who was the genius behind ACT UP's media machine that challenged presidential candidate Bill Clinton to address the AIDS crisis in 1992?
(a) Bob Rafsky.
(b) Tim Sweeney.
(c) John Hale.
(d) Dr. Tony Fauci.

4. What convenience store chain canceled health insurance for any of its 26,000 employees with AIDS unless it was contracted through a blood transfusion or errant spouse in 1988?
(a) Wawa.
(b) Quick-E Mart.
(c) CarMart.
(d) Circle K.

5. For what novel had Nora Ephron recently received bestselling success in 1987?
(a) Chuckaroo.
(b) When Harry Met Sally.
(c) Lonely Heart.
(d) Heartburn.

6. How many people attended the first ACT UP protest on Wall Street?
(a) 600.
(b) 800.
(c) 200.
(d) 400.

7. Who intended to direct Kramer's recent stage hit to screen in 1987?
(a) Woody Allen.
(b) Helen Hayes.
(c) Joan Crawford.
(d) Barbara Streisand.

8. Who did President Bush open up a prime-time spot for a program about during the 1992 presidential elections?
(a) John Hale.
(b) Dr. Tony Fauci.
(c) Mary Fisher.
(d) Tim Sweeney.

9. What was the budget of the GMHC in 1987?
(a) $2 million.
(b) $3 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $6 million.

10. From where did Char and Jack Gould travel to see their son Doug when he was hospitalized at Roosevelt Hospital?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Texas.
(d) Louisiana.

11. What does the acronym ACT UP stand for?
(a) AIDS Community to Urgent Preexamination.
(b) AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power.
(c) AIDS Community Toward Upper Power.
(d) AIDS Center for Treatment and Urgent Participation.

12. Who was the pastor of the Judson Memorial Church that agreed to use their facility for the launch press conference for AL721?
(a) Reverend Michael Wheeler.
(b) Reverend John Douglas Crane.
(c) Reverend Scott Bernard.
(d) Reverend Howard Moody.

13. What pharmaceutical company did Dr. Sonnabend hammer away at for a supply of AL721 in 1987?
(a) Burroughs Wellcome.
(b) Bayer.
(c) Praxis.
(d) Merck.

14. Who was Reagan's surgeon general who mailed an educational brochure on AIDS to every household in the country?
(a) David Sencer.
(b) Joseph Rafuse.
(c) Jim Eigo.
(d) C. Everett Koop.

15. What had ACTG's budget expanded to in 1990?
(a) $90 million.
(b) $64 million.
(c) $45 million.
(d) $2 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Stephen Roach's lover who accompanied him to the headquarters of the pharmaceutical company that produced AL721 in 1987?

2. Where did Nathan Fain go to spend his last days before dying?

3. What did the weekly newsletter TITA stand for?

4. How much money did Burroughs Wellcome announce they would charge for one year of AZT in 1987?

5. Where was the biotech firm Imreg headquartered in 1988?

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