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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was tuberculosis discovered to be a bacterial infection?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1872.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1882.

2. When did English physician Richard Morton set forth a definition for tuberculosis in his Phthisiologia?
(a) 1671.
(b) 1689.
(c) 1683.
(d) 1679.

3. In what work did Karl Menninger observe that the word cancer could kill patients?
(a) A Psychiatrist's World.
(b) The Human Mind.
(c) Main Against Himself.
(d) The Vital Balance.

4. When did Alice James die from cancer?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1892.

5. In Chapter 1, what words does Sontag use to describe the type of invasion cancer is?
(a) Savage and ferocious.
(b) Ruthless and secret.
(c) Vicious and unrelenting.
(d) Fierce and unyielding.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what was thought about cancer and its nature?

2. When did Rudolf Virchow found the science of cellular pathology?

3. How does Sontag describe how the process by which TB took a person's life in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 2, according to what ancient physician did tumors resemble crabs?

5. According to the Oxford English dictionary, what synonym was used for pulmonary tuberculosis for centuries?

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