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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When John Roach, the deputy commissioner of the Department of Labor, heard that "the report supplied by the firm was a whitewash" (115), he requested a full copy of the study. What reason did Arthur Roeder give when he refused John Roach's request?
(a) Cecil K. Drinker would have to grant permission for the report to be sent.
(b) The results could be damaging to the United States Radium Corporation's business dealings.
(c) The report had been lost.
(d) The active lawsuit pending against the company prohibited any sharing of documents.

2. For what period of time did Swen Kjaer's national study of the radium dial-painting industry last?
(a) Three months.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Three weeks.

3. What adjective did the discoverer of radium use often to describe the element?
(a) Enigmatic.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Wondrous.

4. Under state law in the early twentieth century in New Jersey, the Department of Labor had no authority to stop an industrial process even if it was what?
(a) Profitable.
(b) Polluting the surrounding areas.
(c) Harmful.
(d) Costly.

5. To what position was Katherine Schaub promoted after the term of her apprenticeship?
(a) Forewoman.
(b) Dial-painter.
(c) Inspector.
(d) Tax adjuster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was radium such a scarce resource?

2. Cecil K. Drinker's investigative report into radium poisoning stated that radium has a similar chemical nature to what element?

3. By 1925, Radium Dial became the largest dial-painting plant in the United States, supplying how many dials per day?

4. In what year was radium first discovered?

5. What form did the ongoing argument between Cecil K. Drinker and Arthur Roeder take in 1924 after Cecil K. Drinker's investigation resulted in his claim that radium was causing harm to the dial-painters at the United States Radium Corporation?

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