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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many patients did Dr. Robert Yarchoan enroll in a protocol that included intravenous infusions of AZT three times daily for two weeks in July of 1985?
(a) 32.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

2. When was AZT first developed?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1969.

3. 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) Edmund Bergler.
(b) Sandor Ferenczi.
(c) Lawrence K. Altman.
(d) David Webster.

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

5. What term refers to a reduction in the numbers of white cells in the blood, typical of various diseases?
(a) Nucleoside.
(b) Suramin.
(c) Pentamidine.
(d) Leukopenia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did GMHC receive from state AIDS contracts in Albany for "public information" on February 27, 1985?

2. What does GRID stand for?

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

4. Who was Eric Sawyer's lover who had recently died in 1987?

5. What is the name of the rock band that Michael Callen formed after being diagnosed?

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