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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. When did the Stonewall Riots take place?

2. When does the author describe visiting New York City for the first time in Part 1, Chapter 1?

3. Who was the discoverer of interferon that Dr. Joe Sonnabend studied with?

4. How much money did Rosen receive for the AIDS Institute on February 27, 1985 from Albany for education money?

5. Where did Berkowitz move in 1985 at the invitation of a kind former client?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Mathidle Krim and what led her to AIDS research?

5. Where did Larry Kramer grow up? How did this influence him as an individual?

6. What is GMHC and how was it founded?

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

8. How is Dr. Robert Yarchoan's Phase I trial on AZT described?

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

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

Describe and discuss the AIDS Medical Foundation (amfAR). When and where was it established? By whom? What was its mission?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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