1. Where did Lawrence Mass work full-time when he was on the board of the GMHC?
(a) A publishing company.
(b) A methadone clinic.
(c) A theater company.
(d) A stock brokerage firm.

2. What human enzyme is AZT a dead ringer for?
(a) Pentamidine.
(b) Thiamin.
(c) Nucleoside.
(d) Thymidine.

3. Who was Lawrence Mass's lover who took him to the psychiatric ward at St. Vincents when Mass became suicidal?
(a) Richard Failla.
(b) George de Stefano.
(c) Sandor Ferenczi.
(d) Arnie Kantrowitz.

4. Who was the discoverer of interferon that Dr. Joe Sonnabend studied with?
(a) Lawrence K. Altman.
(b) Alick Isaacs.
(c) Sandor Ferenczi.
(d) Edmund Bergler.

5. Who was the New York City health commissioner in March of 1985?
(a) Dr. Michael Callen.
(b) Dr. Richard Failla.
(c) Dr. James Mason.
(d) Dr. David Sencer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who at Lambda Legal Defense is cited in Part 2, Chapter 3 as saying, "It's time we had a mayor who used all his power to bring about this protection" regarding Executive Order 50 (166)?

2. Who was the head of the clinical oncology branch of the National Cancer Institute in 1985?

3. What philanthropist donated $1,000 to Dr. Friedman-Kien's research because she was worried about her gay brother?

4. What play of Larry Kramer's opened at the Public Theater in 1985?

5. How many chapters did the ACT UP organization count at its peak?

(see the answer key)

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