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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. What disease was suramin being prescribed to treat in Africa when it was first put on trial in AIDS research?

2. Where did Mathidle Krim grow up?

3. Who had just assumed the position as the CDC director in March of 1985?

4. What does ARC stand for?

5. What term refers to a reduction in the numbers of white cells in the blood, typical of various diseases?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the New York Native? Who founded it?

3. What does "LAV" refer to and why is it significant?

4. Who was Michael Callen? What led him to his collaboration with Richard Berkowitz?

5. Who wrote the novel Faggots and what was controversial about this book?

6. What is Burroughs Wellcome and why is it significant?

7. What was Dr. James Mason's history before assuming the job as the CDC director?

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

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

10. What is significant about John O'Connor's instillation as archbishop of New York in 1984?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Clinton administration's response to the AIDS crisis. What measures did Bill Clinton enact to promote research and treatment for the disease? How did Clinton restructure the federal AIDS commission?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the rivalry and conflicts between Dr. Robert Gallo and Dr. Luc Montagnier. Who discovered what in relation to AIDS? Who claimed credit for the discovery? Was this credit valid?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of How to Survive a Plague. From what perspective does David France relate the narrative? How would you characterize the author's writing style? How would this narrative differ if related from a different perspective?

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