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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. In 1990 there was one AIDS death in America in what span of time?
(a) 16 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 12 minutes.
(d) 23 minutes.

2. Who sent his private jet to bring Ryan White's family to Disneyland?
(a) Joseph Rafuse.
(b) Dr. David Sencer.
(c) Jim Eigo.
(d) Elton John.

3. Where was Doug Gould adopted?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Texas.

4. Who was the Montgomery, Alabama mayor who warned in a front-page Montgomery Advertiser story that he had zero sympathy for AIDS victims?
(a) Joseph Rafuse.
(b) Jim Eigo.
(c) Emory Folmar.
(d) David Sencer.

5. Who suggested shutting down Wall Street as a means of protest at the meeting for advocacy and protests described in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) John Douglas Crane.
(b) Scott Bernard.
(c) Vivian Shapiro.
(d) Howard Moody.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was Bill Clinton's new health secretary in January of 1993?

4. Where was the biotech firm Imreg headquartered in 1988?

5. Who is the UCLA specialist in reconstructing the immune system that contacted Mark Harrington following his Voice article?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Michael Petrelis?

2. When and where was The Normal Heart produced? What is it about?

3. What is GLAAD? When and where was it founded?

4. What did the fall of the Berlin Wall signify for AIDS activists?

5. What was the Actions committee of ACT UP responsible for?

6. What did Bob Rafsky do when he attended the campaign event for Clinton that is described in Part 4, Chapter 3?

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

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

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

10. Why is The Making of the Atomic Bomb discussed in Part 4, Chapter 3?

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