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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. Where are Merck's headquarters located?

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

3. Where did Mark Harrington study art, literature, and history?

4. What does OAR stand for?

5. Who came to represent the National Association of PWAs at the preliminary meeting for the Patient Constituency Working Group within ACTG?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is The Celluloid Closet about and when was it produced?

2. What is CD8?

3. What happened with the Merck trial that Bill Bahlman participated in, as described in Part 4, Chapter 3?

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

5. What changed the front of the AIDS epidemice in 1996?

6. Who is Michael Petrelis?

7. How does the author describe the emotional toll of the AIDS epidemic in the Epilogue?

8. What was the Lavender Hill Mob?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Peter Staley's role in the AIDS movement. What was Staley's profession? What led him to abandon that profession? How did Staley benefit activist groups through his participation?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the organization TAG. When and where was this group founded? Who was the founder of the organization? What was the organization's mission? What were its successes and failures?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the establishment of ACT UP. When and where was this organization founded? Who founded it? What was its mission? How did it differ from other activist organizations of the time?

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