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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 1 - 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was suramin first pushed into human trials for AIDS?
(a) June 2, 1985.
(b) July 30, 1986.
(c) August 6, 1984.
(d) March 23, 1968.

2. Who is the author of The Celluloid Closet?
(a) Howard Moody.
(b) Vito Russo.
(c) Scott Bernard.
(d) John Douglas Crane.

3. When was Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment first published?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1985.

4. Who was the policy analyst at AIDS Project Los Angeles that attended the preliminary meeting for the Patient Constituency Working Group within ACTG?
(a) John Ziegler.
(b) John Douglas Crane.
(c) Dr. Steve Miles.
(d) Mario Solis-Marich.

5. What disease was suramin being prescribed to treat in Africa when it was first put on trial in AIDS research?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Gonorrhea.
(c) River blindness.
(d) Emphysema.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nathan Fain go to spend his last days before dying?

2. Who was Lawrence Mass's lover who took him to the psychiatric ward at St. Vincents when Mass became suicidal?

3. What street in New York City does the author describe as "the mountaintop of gay life" in Part 1, Chapter 1 (13)?

4. What was the headline of The Village Voice's adapted publication of Mark Harrington's ACTG Critique?

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

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