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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. Scientists begin to analyze genes that were altered in mutant viruses and attempted to isolate what?
(a) The gene of the healthy cell.
(b) The gene in the virus.
(c) The DNA of the virus.
(d) The mutant virus.

2. Some doctors believed that any form of this type of surgery yielded what?
(a) Few benefits.
(b) Some benefits.
(c) No benefits.
(d) Many benefits.

3. A battle began between two schools of thought. What are these schools of thought?
(a) The concept of surgery and homeopathic remedies.
(b) The concept of chemical remedies and homeopathic remedies.
(c) The concept of surgery and non-surgery.
(d) The concept of radical surgery and simple surgery.

4. What was this one physical place?
(a) The radiation ward.
(b) The cancer ward.
(c) The chemotherapy ward.
(d) The surgery ward.

5. In ___________, George Canellas and Tom Frei spent time in the lab matching various drugs to various cancers. Included on the drug list were cytotoxic drugs cytoxan, vincristine, procarabazine, and methotrexate.
(a) 1963.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1943.

Short Answer Questions

1. In ___________, the quest for the cure for cancer through the study of cancer biology underwent a drastic reorganization. Scientists returned to studying genes.

2. Did those two oncogenes perform as expected?

3. In 1968, there were noteworthy successes where?

4. The author says his heart was in what?

5. The first VAMP trial was launched in ___________. The results were abysmal. Refinements showed progress and even success. However, the cost was quite high for the young patients.

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