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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 is the first of the four criteria for "Koch's Postulates" that is described in Part 2, Chapter 2?

2. What word from the text in Part 1, Chapter 1 refers to an outcast from society?

3. Where was Tom Ho taken when he became ill?

4. What are the two sorts of T-cells?

5. Who was the New York City health commissioner in March of 1985?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Richard Berkowitz and what led him to activism?

3. How are Dr. Sonnabend's finances described in early 1983?

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

5. What theories arose regarding the 79 AIDS cases of individuals claiming not to be gay in 1982?

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

7. How does the author describe his findings when he looked up "Homosexuality" in his school library at 18?

8. What is suramin and how did it come to be tested for the treatment of AIDS?

9. What is Bactrim and why was it used on patients with HIV/AIDS?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the various issues of discrimination and oppression faced by those infected with AIDS in the 1980s to today. How have laws and regulations changed regarding discrimination against AIDS patients? How have discrimination practices changed against gays?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Reagan administration's response to the AIDS crisis. How and when did Reagan publicly address the issue? What did he do to help progress in research and treatment? What amount did he budget for AIDS research?

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