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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The list created by Katherine Schaub and Harrison Martland came to be known by what name?
(a) The List of the Doomed.
(b) The List of the Brave.
(c) The List of the Courageous.
(d) The List of the Vindicated.

2. In 1926, a law was passed that formally termed radium necrosis as what type of disease?
(a) Compensable.
(b) Communicable.
(c) Deadly.
(d) Industrial.

3. When the Westclox company hit a new production high of 1.5 million luminous watches in 1926, what percentage of the watches were painted by Radium Dial?
(a) 30%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 100%.

4. Most dial-painters in the United States were the daughters and granddaughters of whom?
(a) Socialists.
(b) Immigrants.
(c) Scientists.
(d) Industrialists.

5. Until 1922, Cecil K. Drinker's department at Harvard was wholly funded by what source?
(a) Government grants.
(b) Commercial firms.
(c) The Drinker family's wealth.
(d) Taxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation located?

2. Once Katherine Schaub started staying at home and refusing to go out, what was the only occasion to get her out of the house?

3. The radium powder at Radium Luminous Materials Corporation was mixed with what substance in order to create the luminous paint used to paint the dials?

4. Attorneys were reluctant to take Grace Fryer's case due to the United States Radium Corporation's status as all but which of the following?

5. What types of product were produced by the Waterbury Company in Connecticut?

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