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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had John Carreyrou just completed a year-long investigation on when he was tipped off on Theranos?

2. Who was Elizabeth Holmes's uncle who died from cancer?

3. Who did Elizabeth Holmes appoint as a new board director after the publication of the first two articles by Carreyrou?

4. When was Roger Parloff's cover story on Elizabeth Holmes published?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the "chem 18" panel described?

2. Who is George Shultz and what is his connection to Theranos?

3. How did Alan Beam come to work for Theranos? What was his position?

4. What is significant about the FDA's approval for Theranos to run a test for herpes?

5. What came after Carreyrou's first article in the WSJ was published?

6. Why were the Fuiszes not considered to be worthy sources to John Carreyrou?

7. How did Theranos affect the Shultz family?

8. What did Alan Beam tell Carreyrou about the Edisons in their first discussion?

9. What is the ADVIA 1800 and what is its involvement at Theranos?

10. How did Ian Gibbons die? How did his death impact Theranos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Edmund Ku? Where did he grow up? What did he study and where? How did he become employed at Theranos and in what capacity? When and why did he leave the company?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Elizabeth Holmes's rise to fame following the cover article on her in Fortune Magazine. How did this article promote Holmes? What demeanor and appearance did she project? How did this feature influence investors in Theranos?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Steve Jobs's career and discuss his influences on Elizabeth Holmes. Why did Holmes admire Jobs? What are specific examples of how she modeled herself in his image? Do you think that Holmes's admiration for Jobs was a positive or negative trait, given her actions?

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