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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bruce Ivins's suicide led to the disclosure that he had been the likely perpetrator of a number of what kind of attacks in 2001?
(a) Anthrax attacks.
(b) Bombing attacks.
(c) Lyme attacks.
(d) Shootings.

2. When did Gary Yamamoto first visit the headquarters of Theranos?
(a) January 3, 2010.
(b) August 13, 2012.
(c) December 9, 2011.
(d) July 12, 2013.

3. How much money did Theranos raise from investors in its third round of funding?
(a) $11 million.
(b) $40 million.
(c) $23 million.
(d) $32 million.

4. When was the technique called chemiluminescent immunoassay pioneered?
(a) The early 1990s.
(b) The late 1990s.
(c) The early 1970s.
(d) The early 1980s.

5. What previously unknown disease broke out in Asia in 2003?
(a) SARS.
(b) H1N1.
(c) Ebola.
(d) Avian influenza virus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the pilot project with Theranos and Pfizer to take place in 2007?

2. In what field did Lt. Col. Shoemaker have a Ph.D.?

3. Who did Daniel Young succeed as head of Theranos's biomath team?

4. Where did Alberto Gutierrez earn his Ph.D. in chemistry?

5. For what European drug giant did Elizabeth Holmes and her team complete their first big live demonstration, as recounted by the author in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arrangement was made between Theranos and Pfizer in 2006/2007?

2. Who is Richard Fuisz and how did he know Elizabeth Holmes?

3. Where and when did Elizabeth Holmes attend college? What did she study?

4. Who is Shaunuk Roy and what were his concerns about Theranos's demonstration in Switzerland in 2006?

5. How was Avidnostics similar to Theranos? How was it different?

6. How is David Boies described by the author?

7. Who is Alberto Gutierrez and how did he become involved with Theranos?

8. What information is given of Sunny's past in Chapter 5? When did he come to the U.S.? Why?

9. What basic information is provided about the mysterious "Sunny" in Chapter 2?

10. Why was Kent Frankovich hired at Theranos? What was his employment history like?

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