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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Immortality – Chapters 28 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did George Papanicolaou publish a paper describing what is now known as the "Pap smear"?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1962.

2. The researcher at Johns Hopkins that showed Deborah her mother's cells explained to her that Henrietta's cancer developed due to what virus?
(a) Abelson murine leukemia virus.
(b) Human papillomavirus.
(c) Abaca mosiac virus.
(d) Campoletis aprilis ichnovirus.

3. How old was Henrietta Lacks's epileptic daughter when she died?
(a) 32.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

4. In what year did the term "informed consent" first appear in court documents regarding the case of patient Martin Salgo?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1962.

5. When did the Tuskegee syphilis study begin, as described by the author in Part One: Life, Chapter 6?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1940s.
(c) The 1920s.
(d) The 1880s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "HIPAA" represent?

2. Of whom did Zakariyya say "Livin' with that abusive crazy woman was worse than livin' in prison" in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 30?

3. What was Hector Henry's nickname that he introduced himself as to Rebecca Skloot in Part One: Life, Chapter 10?

4. Who was the cancer researcher at UCLA that removed John Moore's spleen?

5. On what date did Rebecca Skloot meet Deborah in order to see Henrietta Lacks's cells?

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