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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. Albert Lasker was diagnosed with colon cancer and eventually died. Farber was also diagnosed with a type of colon cancer but survived. The more personal brushes with cancer did what?
(a) Surprised Farber and Lasker.
(b) Fueled the fire for Farber and Lasker.
(c) Intimidated Farber and Lasker.
(d) Ended Farber and Lasker's campaigning.

2. Orman was diagnosed with what?
(a) Basal Cell Carcinoma.
(b) Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
(c) Kaposi Sarcoma.
(d) Hodgkin's lymphoma.

3. The ____________ theory developed by Varmus and Bishop provided the first comprehensive theory of carcinogenesis.
(a) Oncogene.
(b) Sarcogene.
(c) Carcinogene.
(d) Cancergene.

4. 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.
(a) 1971.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1941.

5. The author discusses the importance of whose "OncoMouse?"
(a) Popper's.
(b) Leder's.
(c) Watson's.
(d) Farber's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Freireich was obsessed with continuing clinical trials. The combinations of drugs provided ______________ number of combinations.

2. The gene, the SRC gene, is also known as the sarc, short for what?

3. The remaining people did what?

4. Cancer returned to the media spotlight in every way, particularly through _______________.

5. A battle began between two schools of thought. What are these schools of thought?

(see the answer key)

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