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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. Who was the Reagan administration's health secretary in 1985?
(a) John O'Connor.
(b) Michael Callen.
(c) Margaret Heckler.
(d) Richard Failla.

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

3. Where is the toilet in question that is described in the New York Times article "Rest Room Shut to Foreclose Use by Homosexuals" (14)?
(a) Kings County.
(b) Westchester County.
(c) Queens County.
(d) Middlesex County.

4. When does the author describe visiting New York City for the first time in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1978.

5. What was New York City's preeminent cancer hospital that instituted a formal ban on treating victims of the gay cancer?
(a) Memorial Sloan Kettering.
(b) Columbia Medical Center.
(c) The St. Mark's Community Clinic.
(d) NYU Medical Center.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the official count of those who died from AIDS in the United States by the end of 2012?

2. What was Gregg Bordowitz's profession?

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

4. How old was the author when he first visited New York City?

5. Who was nominated as the leader of the newly formed GMHC?

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