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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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. What was the total death tally of AIDS patients in February of 1983?

3. What does GRID stand for?

4. What play of Larry Kramer's opened at the Public Theater in 1985?

5. Who was nominated as the leader of the newly formed GMHC?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was the first news of the plague that would later be called AIDS revealed in a noted media publication? What information was revealed?

2. What book led Ortleb to believe the government was intentionally causing AIDS deaths? What was the subject of this book?

3. What does GRID mean and where did this term originate?

4. How and where did Dr. Joe Sonnabend come across his first AIDS patients?

5. What were the Stonewall riots and when did they occur?

6. What does ACT UP refer to? When, where, and by whom was it established?

7. What is Executive Order 50? When was it enacted and by whom?

8. What comparisons does the author make regarding AIDS research and funding in New York City versus San Francisco in early 1984?

9. Who is Anita Bryant and in what context is she discussed in Part 1, Chapter 1?

10. Who is Samuel Broder and what was his position from 1989 to 1995?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the life and career of Larry Kramer. What was Kramer's profession? How did Kramer become involved in AIDS activism? What achievements did Kramer attain as an activist?

Essay Topic 2

Describe author David France's work with different AIDS activist groups in the 1980s. With what organizations was France involved? What role did he play in the organization(s)? How did France's involvement affect him?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the effects of HIV/AIDS on the body. How does AIDS spread inside the body? What aspects of the body are impacted by AIDS? What are the main causes of death for AIDS patients?

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