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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Prevention Is the Cure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Farber administered ______________ and was in wonder as Robert's disease went into remission almost immediately.
(a) Aminata.
(b) Aminopterin.
(c) Aminophylline.
(d) Aminoglycosides.

2. For whom is the Pap smear named?
(a) Papanoumous.
(b) Papua.
(c) Papanicolaou.
(d) Papalous.

3. How did therapies need to be developed?
(a) From the bottom up.
(b) From the top down.
(c) From old research and studies.
(d) From completely new research.

4. _________________ began to resurrect the concept of counting.
(a) Columbia Jerome Cairney.
(b) Brown Jerry Calloway.
(c) Harvard John Cairns.
(d) Yale James Call.

5. The parcel Farber was expecting contained aminopterin, a __________ crystalline chemical that Farber hoped could be used in deterring the growth of childhood leukemia.
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Every battle needs its iconic battleground, and one physical place epitomized the cancer wars of the late _________.

2. After much investigation Bennett discovered that the patient's blood had an extremely high level of what cells?

3. Albert Lasker was diagnosed with colon cancer and eventually died. Farber was also diagnosed with a type of colon cancer but survived. The more personal brushes with cancer did what?

4. The use of MOPP continued to be used in the treatment of what?

5. What was the argument regarding chemotherapy?

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