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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 1 - 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the medical director of CRI that Mark Harrington charged at Callen's final board meeting?
(a) Bernard Bihari.
(b) Dr. Steve Miles.
(c) John Ziegler.
(d) John Douglas Crane.

2. What pharmaceutical company did Dr. Sonnabend hammer away at for a supply of AL721 in 1987?
(a) Burroughs Wellcome.
(b) Merck.
(c) Praxis.
(d) Bayer.

3. Who oversaw the magazine Christopher Street in late 1983?
(a) James Mason.
(b) Tom Steele.
(c) Michael Callen.
(d) Margaret Heckler.

4. What disease was suramin being prescribed to treat in Africa when it was first put on trial in AIDS research?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Emphysema.
(c) River blindness.
(d) Gonorrhea.

5. Who was the New York health commissioner whose office was taken over by protesters who demanded his resignation?
(a) Stephen Joseph.
(b) Dr. David Sencer.
(c) Joseph Rafuse.
(d) Jim Eigo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much had the mayor of New York City spend in the first 30 months of plague, according to the author 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. What do OIs refer to?

5. What was the author doing an internship for when he first visited New York City?

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