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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in Palo Alto was the building that Theranos moved to in early 2008?
(a) Kimble Avenue.
(b) Rockview Avenue.
(c) Hillview Avenue.
(d) Waterman Avenue.

2. What did the private valuation for Facebook rise to in June of 2010?
(a) $4.5 billion.
(b) $45 billion.
(c) $23 billion.
(d) $12 billion.

3. When was the Clinical Improvement Amendments passed, under which Theranos had claimed their tests would be waived?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2001.

4. For how many years had Lt. Col. Shoemaker had a career in the army when he encountered Elizabeth Holmes?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 22 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 12 years.

5. At what raucus sports bar does the author describe Ed and Shaunak going on Friday evenings in Chapter 2?
(a) The White Horse.
(b) The Old Pro.
(c) The Dungeon.
(d) The Slinky's Bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the limit that AstraZeneca was willing to pay for the validation phase with Theranos?

2. How did Arnav Khanna devise a way to keep Sunny off his back?

3. What word in "laboratory speak" is synonymous with "blood test" (52)?

4. For what company had Tony Nugent worked that made a simpler version of what Theranos was trying to build?

5. What German conglomerate's medical-products subsidiary produced the ADVIA machines?

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