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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. Who from the pharmaceutical industry showed Stephen Roach how to make AL721?

2. Who was Stephen Roach's lover who accompanied him to the headquarters of the pharmaceutical company that produced AL721 in 1987?

3. What is the drug Zorivax used to treat?

4. In 1990 there was one AIDS death in America in what span of time?

5. Where did Edmund White live and write in 1987?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is CD4?

2. How had the budget and circumstances of GMHC changed by 1987?

3. How does the author describe his experience with Dr. Metroka in Part 4, Chapter 3?

4. What is zalcitabine?

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

6. What did the fall of the Berlin Wall signify for AIDS activists?

7. Who is Bob Rafsky?

8. What was the Lavender Hill Mob?

9. What do KS lesions refer to?

10. What led to Peter Staley's unemployment and eventual commitment to the cause for AIDS awareness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Michael Callen's role in the AIDS movement. How did Callen become involved in activist groups? What role did he play within those groups? How are the years leading up to Callen's death described?

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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