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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: A Distorted Version of Our Normal Selves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. __________ trial and error continued.
(a) A great deal of.
(b) Some.
(c) No.
(d) Very little.

2. In 1973, Sidney Farber died from what?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cardiac arrest.
(c) Colon cancer.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

3. Orman had cancer where?
(a) In his bicep.
(b) In his spleen.
(c) In his tibia.
(d) In his lymph nodes.

4. It was determined that a DNA copy of virus' genes could do what?
(a) Replace a cell's genes.
(b) Trick scientists into believing it was a healthy cell.
(c) Attach themselves to a cell's genes.
(d) Destroy a cell's genes.

5. Due to the resistance of patient involvement, the clinical trials lasted for __________ years.
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the argument regarding chemotherapy?

2. Farber was determined to make people understand what?

3. The author discusses lab work, theories, experiments and the potential ____________ causes related to cancer.

4. A "Risky prediction" is a term coined by who?

5. The choice between the two paths is ______________.

(see the answer key)

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