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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Matt Bissel and Chris Todd.
(b) Lauren Beardsley and Saman Rezaie.
(c) Arnold Gelb and Clive Wilkinson.
(d) Michael Craig and James Mattis.

2. Who was a former Hillary Clinton aide and the new Theranos' general counsel when the team came to meet with Carreyrou at the WSJ offices?
(a) Heather King.
(b) Vernon Loucks.
(c) Jay Rosan.
(d) Michael Craig.

3. Who did Sunny Balwani recruit to take on Alan Beam's position on the lab's CLIA license?
(a) Sunil Dhawan.
(b) Heather King.
(c) Jay Rosan.
(d) Michael Craig.

4. 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 grandfather's reputation.
(b) He worried about his future employment.
(c) He worried about media exposure.
(d) He worried about his mother's reputation.

5. Who is said to have leased a new Mercedes every six months in order to avoid having plates on his car?
(a) Alex Jones.
(b) Barack Obama.
(c) Steve Jobs.
(d) Bill Gates.

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

7. Where had Kyle Logan completed his chemical engineer studies before joining the Theranos team?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

8. Who signed the letter that was hand-delivered to Erika Cheung regarding her avoiding litigation from Theranos?
(a) Heather King.
(b) Michael Craig.
(c) Jay Rosan.
(d) David Boies.

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

10. What was the code name of the device Theranos was developing to replace the Edison machines?
(a) 3S.
(b) 4S.
(c) 6S.
(d) 2S.

11. For how long had Tyler Shultz worked at Theranos?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 6 months.

12. When was Roger Parloff's cover story on Elizabeth Holmes published?
(a) August 2, 2015.
(b) May 3, 2013.
(c) June 12, 2014.
(d) September, 12, 2010.

13. How much money did Rupert Murdoch invest in Theranos in their last round of fundraising, according to the author in Chapter 23?
(a) $2 billion.
(b) $430 million.
(c) $231 million.
(d) $40 million.

14. Who did Elizabeth Holmes appoint as a new board director after the publication of the first two articles by Carreyrou?
(a) David Boies.
(b) Vernon Loucks.
(c) John Howard.
(d) Matt Bissel.

15. Who is the former Netscape founder whose wife had profiled Holmes for the New York Times's style magazine?
(a) Vernon Loucks.
(b) John Howard.
(c) Marc Andreessen.
(d) Matt Bissel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of human resources that repeatedly tried contacting Erika Cheung during Carreyrou's investigation?

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

3. Who did Alan Beam replace as lab director for Theranos?

4. 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?

5. When was Carreyrou's story on Theranos published in the Wall Street Journal?

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