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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the UCLA specialist in reconstructing the immune system that contacted Mark Harrington following his Voice article?
(a) Dr. Jim Eigo.
(b) John Douglas Crane.
(c) Dr. John Ziegler.
(d) Dr. Steve Miles.

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

3. When did Rob Rafsky contract HIV?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1985.

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

5. Where was Tom Ho taken when he became ill?
(a) Berkeley Medical Center.
(b) Memorial Sloan Kettering.
(c) The St. Mark's Community Clinic.
(d) Lenox Hill Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What code name was AZT given when taken to trial for AIDS?

2. 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?

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

4. From where were half of the professed heterosexual men with GRID recent immigrants in 1982?

5. What did Mark Harrington create and introduce at a T+D meeting to much acclaim?

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