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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1 - 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a conservative estimate, how many sexual partners had Michael Callen had when he was diagnosed?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 500.

2. What drug was capable of lowering the death rate of PCP to 50%, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Pentamidine.
(b) DDI.
(c) AZT.
(d) Bactrim.

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

4. Who became the archbishop of New York in early 1984?
(a) John O'Connor.
(b) Michael Callen.
(c) Margaret Heckler.
(d) James Mason.

5. What was the total death tally of AIDS patients in February of 1983?
(a) 418.
(b) 534.
(c) 612.
(d) 332.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Reagan administration's health secretary in 1985?

2. Who was the New York City health commissioner in March of 1985?

3. How much money did GMHC receive from state AIDS contracts in Albany for "public information" on February 27, 1985?

4. What is the title of the thinly veiled roman a clef that Larry Kramer published in 1978?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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