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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. 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) Twenty.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

2. In what year is the memorial described in the Prologue?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2013.

3. When did the author earn his college degree?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1989.

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

5. Who had just assumed the position as the CDC director in March of 1985?
(a) Dr. Michael Callen.
(b) Dr. John O'Connor.
(c) Dr. David Sencer.
(d) Dr. James Mason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does ARC stand for?

2. Where was Tom Ho taken when he became ill?

3. Where was Jane Teas working as a young pathobiologist in 1984?

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

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

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