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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. Who was the head of the clinical oncology branch of the National Cancer Institute in 1985?
2. What drug was shown in studies to be nearly 100% effective in preventing PCP in at-risk populations in the mid-1970s?
3. What does ASFV stand for?
4. What position did Tom Ho have at the Native when he took ill?
5. How much money did GMHC receive from state AIDS contracts in Albany for "public information" on February 27, 1985?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did Larry Kramer grow up? How did this influence him as an individual?
2. When was the first news of the plague that would later be called AIDS revealed in a noted media publication? What information was revealed?
3. Who is Samuel Broder and what was his position from 1989 to 1995?
4. How and where did Dr. Joe Sonnabend come across his first AIDS patients?
5. What was Jane Teas the first to discover in AIDS research?
6. What is HTLV-3 and who discovered it?
7. What is Bactrim and why was it used on patients with HIV/AIDS?
8. Whose funeral is described in the Prologue? What were this individual's major contributions to the cause, as discussed in this chapter?
9. Who is Anita Bryant and in what context is she discussed in Part 1, Chapter 1?
10. What theories arose regarding the 79 AIDS cases of individuals claiming not to be gay in 1982?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the organization TAG. When and where was this group founded? Who was the founder of the organization? What was the organization's mission? What were its successes and failures?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the Clinton administration's response to the AIDS crisis. What measures did Bill Clinton enact to promote research and treatment for the disease? How did Clinton restructure the federal AIDS commission?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Reagan administration's response to the AIDS crisis. How and when did Reagan publicly address the issue? What did he do to help progress in research and treatment? What amount did he budget for AIDS research?
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