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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drug was shown in studies to be nearly 100% effective in preventing PCP in at-risk populations in the mid-1970s?
(a) AZT.
(b) Bactrim.
(c) Pentamidine.
(d) DDI.

2. How much had the mayor of New York City spend in the first 30 months of plague, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) $35,000.
(b) $24,500.
(c) $42,000.
(d) $124,000.

3. Where was Alvin Friedman-Kien employed when Dr. Joyce Wallace contacted him regarding cases of Kaposi's sarcoma?
(a) Columbia Medical Center.
(b) Berkeley Medical Center.
(c) NYU Medical Center.
(d) The St. Mark's Community Clinic.

4. Who was the Catholic Church's attorney who met with reporters in Judge Alvin Klein's office, as described in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) John O'Connor.
(b) Tim Sweeney.
(c) Chuck Ortleb.
(d) John Hale.

5. What was Gregg Bordowitz's profession?
(a) Experimental filmmaker.
(b) Stock bond trader.
(c) Attorney in training.
(d) Bookstore clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state agency did Mel Rosen leave the GMHC to start?

2. What new experimental therapy had Montagnier recently discovered in 1985 with his colleague Jean-Claude Chermann to have potential to curb reverse transcription?

3. When does the author describe visiting New York City for the first time in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. Where did Berkowitz move in 1985 at the invitation of a kind former client?

5. Who was Eric Sawyer's lover who had recently died in 1987?

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