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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philanthropist donated $1,000 to Dr. Friedman-Kien's research because she was worried about her gay brother?
(a) Anna Webster.
(b) Letitia Bordowitz.
(c) Lily Auchincloss.
(d) Anna Isaacs.

2. What is the title of the thinly veiled roman a clef that Larry Kramer published in 1978?
(a) Faggots.
(b) The San Francisco Story.
(c) The Astolfi Tavern.
(d) On the Road.

3. What is the name of the social service agency that Mel Rosen was vice president of?
(a) ACT UP.
(b) Wildcat.
(c) Midnight.
(d) GMCA.

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

5. What does AIDS stand for?
(a) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
(b) Antiviral Immune Deficiency Syndrom.
(c) Active Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
(d) Applicable Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does GMHC stand for?

2. What are the two sorts of T-cells?

3. Where is the CDC headquarters located?

4. In what year is the memorial described in the Prologue?

5. Where was Dr. Barbara Starrett working as the director of lesbian and gay medical services when she encountered her first patient with signs of AIDS?

(see the answer key)

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