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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the chairman of Cox Enterprises when they invested in Theranos?
(a) John Howard.
(b) Matt Bissel.
(c) Jim Kennedy.
(d) Vernon Loucks.

2. When Elizabeth Holmes interviewed with Roger Parloff, what valuation did she assign to Theranos?
(a) $12 billion.
(b) $4 billion.
(c) $9 billion.
(d) $6 billion.

3. Carreyrou states that Tyler Shultz's reasons for opening up to him about Theranos was twofold. One, he worried about patients getting inaccurate test results. What was the second reason?
(a) He worried about his future employment.
(b) He worried about media exposure.
(c) He worried about his mother's reputation.
(d) He worried about his grandfather's reputation.

4. Who was Carreyrou's editor and the head of the investigations team at the Wall Street Journal during the Theranos scandal?
(a) Heather King.
(b) Mike Siconolfi.
(c) Michael Craig.
(d) Jay Rosan.

5. How old was Richard Fuisz when the patent trial with Theranos took place?
(a) 56.
(b) 74.
(c) 82.
(d) 67.

6. Where was Erika Cheung working when she received a letter from Theranos lawyers during Carreyrou's investigation?
(a) Amgen.
(b) Biogen, Inc.
(c) Antibody Solutions.
(d) Gilead Sciences.

7. Who were the two doctors that Theranos lawyers claimed had been misrepresented in Carreyrou's investigative story on Theranos in a letter sent to the WSJ's counsel?
(a) Arnold Gelb and Clive Wilkinson.
(b) Matt Bissel and Chris Todd.
(c) Michael Craig and James Mattis.
(d) Lauren Beardsley and Saman Rezaie.

8. Who requested a meeting with Dr. Sundene regarding John Carreyrou's investigation of Theranos (and was denied)?
(a) Jay Rosan.
(b) Sunny Balwani.
(c) Heather King.
(d) Michael Craig.

9. On what date did Elizabeth Holmes sign a contract with Walgreens promising to launch its blood-testing services in some of the pharmacy chain's stores by February of 2013?
(a) June 5, 2012.
(b) May 23, 2014.
(c) September 23, 2015.
(d) June 10, 2015.

10. What was the title of John Carreyrou's WSJ article on Theranos?
(a) "A Prized Startup's Struggles."
(b) "Tech Giant Theranos Under Question."
(c) "Elizabeth Holmes: Who is She?"
(d) "Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup."

11. For how many years had John Carreyrou worked for the Wall Street Journal when he was tipped off about the Theranos story?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 19 years.
(d) 16 years.

12. Who was the head of human resources that repeatedly tried contacting Erika Cheung during Carreyrou's investigation?
(a) Heather King.
(b) Jay Rosan.
(c) Michael Craig.
(d) Mona Ramamurthy.

13. What is the name of the website where current and former employees can review companies anonymously, and where one report titled "A pile of PR lies" about Theranos?
(a) Trustpilot.
(b) Linux.
(c) Glassdoor.
(d) Trakstar.

14. What is the chemical symbol for phosphorus?
(a) M.
(b) P.
(c) L.
(d) K.

15. Who was the deputy general counsel of the Wall Street Journal's parent company that attended the meeting with Theranos?
(a) Michael Craig.
(b) Jay Conti.
(c) Heather King.
(d) Jay Rosan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In July of 2015, the FDA approved the Theranos proprietary finger-stick test for what?

2. How much money was Theranos paying Channing Robertson ostensibly as a consultant at the time of the Fuisz trial?

3. Who was the editor in chief at the Wall Street Journal when the author was conducting his investigation into Theranos?

4. What Theranos software engineer did Balwani task with writing an application for the miniLab's software that masked test malfunctions?

5. Where did Alan Beam study pre-med when he moved to the U.S.?

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