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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. What state agency did Mel Rosen leave the GMHC to start?
(a) ACT UP.
(b) The AIDS Institute.
(c) PWA.
(d) Memorial Sloan Kettering.

2. What drug was capable of lowering the death rate of PCP to 50%, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) DDI.
(b) AZT.
(c) Bactrim.
(d) Pentamidine.

3. What was Ron Goldberg's title to those in ACT UP?
(a) "Dream Queen."
(b) "Scream Queen."
(c) "Queen Bee."
(d) "Chant Queen."

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

5. 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?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Washington.
(c) Ohio.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Edmund White live and write in 1987?

2. What is the first of the four criteria for "Koch's Postulates" that is described in Part 2, Chapter 2?

3. Who was Ryan White's doctor who stated, "I can assure everyone [White] has AIDS and it's still fatal" (312)?

4. For whom was Bob Rafsky a spokesman by day when he headed the Media Committee for ACT UP?

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

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