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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Merck's headquarters located?
(a) Rahway, New Jersey.
(b) New York City.
(c) Rochester, New York.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.

2. Who was the genius behind ACT UP's media machine that challenged presidential candidate Bill Clinton to address the AIDS crisis in 1992?
(a) Dr. Tony Fauci.
(b) Bob Rafsky.
(c) John Hale.
(d) Tim Sweeney.

3. What does TAG stand for?
(a) Treatment Action Group.
(b) Treatment Antibody Group.
(c) Treatment for AIDS Group.
(d) Teen AIDS Group.

4. For whom was Bob Rafsky a spokesman by day when he headed the Media Committee for ACT UP?
(a) George H.W. Bush.
(b) Barack Obama.
(c) Donald Trump.
(d) Ronald Reagan.

5. ACT UP chapters from how many states were represented at the NIH protest in May of 1990?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 32.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who headed a committee called Issues for ACT UP alongside Iris Long?

2. Who suggested shutting down Wall Street as a means of protest at the meeting for advocacy and protests described in Part 3, Chapter 1?

3. How many patients were enrolled in the Phase II efficacy trial that Bill Bahlman and Michael Becker participated in for Merck?

4. What does CRI stand for?

5. What was the budget of the GMHC in 1987?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Peter Staley's unemployment and eventual commitment to the cause for AIDS awareness?

2. What changed the front of the AIDS epidemice in 1996?

3. What do KS lesions refer to?

4. What is CD8?

5. What is the CRI and where is it based?

6. What was the Lavender Hill Mob?

7. Who is Andy Humm and what are his contributions to the cause?

8. Who is Michael Petrelis?

9. How does the author describe his experience with Dr. Metroka in Part 4, Chapter 3?

10. What happened with the Merck trial that Bill Bahlman participated in, as described in Part 4, Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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