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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. Before the spread of AIDS, Kaposi's sarcoma struck how many Americans out of every three million, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Twenty.

2. Where is the CDC headquarters located?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Seattle.
(c) New York.
(d) Atlanta.

3. Where did Richard Berkowitz earn a journalism degree?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) New York University.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Berkeley University.

4. What percentage of AIDS cases were in the New York metropolitan area in February of 1983?
(a) 23.5%.
(b) 34.5%.
(c) 47.3%.
(d) 63.1%.

5. Who is the former prosecutor who advocated for the legal needs of the sick at the newly founded GMHC?
(a) Chuck Ortleb.
(b) Sandor Ferenczi.
(c) Richard Failla.
(d) George de Stefano.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cases of the gay cancer were on the CDC list by July of 1982?

2. As a conservative estimate, how many sexual partners had Michael Callen had when he was diagnosed?

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

4. From where does the author say he was on a college sojourn when he visited New York City for the first time in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

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