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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 was the author doing an internship for when he first visited New York City?
(a) The New York Post.
(b) The Globe.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The United Nations.

2. How many AIDS cases were reported by February 20, 1985, with half of them dead?
(a) 1,367.
(b) 8,597.
(c) 5,231.
(d) 659.

3. Who was Ryan White's doctor who stated, "I can assure everyone [White] has AIDS and it's still fatal" (312)?
(a) Dr. Joseph Rafuse.
(b) Dr. Martin B. Kleiman.
(c) Dr. Jim Eigo.
(d) Dr. David Sencer.

4. Where was Jane Teas working as a young pathobiologist in 1984?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) New York University.
(d) MIT.

5. For whom is the memorial service that is described in the Prologue?
(a) Gregg Bordowitz.
(b) Spencer Cox.
(c) David Webster.
(d) Dr. Stanley F. Yolles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what New York City mayor did Kramer write, "With his silence on AIDS, the Mayor of New York is helping to kill us" (82)?

2. Who intended to direct Kramer's recent stage hit to screen in 1987?

3. From where did 125,000 Cuban refugees flee by raft and boat to Miami in 1980?

4. With whom did Larry Kramer have a nasty separation, leading to Kramer's turning against the gay world entirely, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. What convenience store chain canceled health insurance for any of its 26,000 employees with AIDS unless it was contracted through a blood transfusion or errant spouse in 1988?

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