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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What philanthropist donated $1,000 to Dr. Friedman-Kien's research because she was worried about her gay brother?

2. From where did 125,000 Cuban refugees flee by raft and boat to Miami in 1980?

3. Who was the Reagan administration's health secretary in 1985?

4. Where did Lawrence Mass work full-time when he was on the board of the GMHC?

5. As a conservative estimate, how many sexual partners had Michael Callen had when he was diagnosed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bactrim and why was it used on patients with HIV/AIDS?

2. Where did Larry Kramer grow up? How did this influence him as an individual?

3. What is HTLV-3 and who discovered it?

4. What is Executive Order 50? When was it enacted and by whom?

5. What is suramin and how did it come to be tested for the treatment of AIDS?

6. How many people still die of AIDS every year around the globe (as of the book's publication in 2016)? Why?

7. What book led Ortleb to believe the government was intentionally causing AIDS deaths? What was the subject of this book?

8. What comparisons does the author make regarding AIDS research and funding in New York City versus San Francisco in early 1984?

9. What is Burroughs Wellcome and why is it significant?

10. What does PCP refer to and what are its dangers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the AIDS Medical Foundation (amfAR). When and where was it established? By whom? What was its mission?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the career and work of Dr. Joseph Sonnebend. Where is Sonnabend from? How did he first learn about the disease that would be called AIDS? What prompted him to research the virus?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the life and career of Larry Kramer. What was Kramer's profession? How did Kramer become involved in AIDS activism? What achievements did Kramer attain as an activist?

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