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

2. Who was nominated as the leader of the newly formed GMHC?
(a) Paul Popham.
(b) Michael Callen.
(c) Lawrence K. Altman.
(d) David Webster.

3. What was the official count of those who died from AIDS in the United States by the end of 2012?
(a) 238,336.
(b) 751,326.
(c) 358,659.
(d) 658,507.

4. Who is the New York Times science writer whom Dr. Friedman-Kien called to report on the sudden emergence of KS, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Lawrence K. Altman.
(b) David Webster.
(c) Sandor Ferenczi.
(d) Edmund Bergler.

5. Where is Dr. Joe Sonnabend from?
(a) Brazil.
(b) South Africa.
(c) England.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom is the memorial service that is described in the Prologue?

2. How much money did GMHC net from a fundraiser disco party at the Paradise Garage, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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

4. What percentage of AIDS cases were in the New York metropolitan area in February of 1983?

5. Where did Peter Staley complete his coursework in political science and economics?

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