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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: An Impatient War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bennett the blood had spoiled. Bennett referred to this as a ___________ of blood.
(a) Superarray.
(b) Supperannuation.
(c) Suppuration.
(d) Suppurative.

2. 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) 1981.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1941.

3. After much investigation Bennett discovered that the patient's blood had an extremely high level of what cells?
(a) Oxyphil cells.
(b) White blood cells.
(c) Red blood cells.
(d) Epithelial cells.

4. Virchow began to notice uncontrolled growth of cells. Virchow referred to this as _____________ or distorted growth.
(a) Neoplasia.
(b) Physioplasia.
(c) Pseudoplasia.
(d) Alloplasia.

5. The cancers being matched to the drugs included breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer and ________________.
(a) Lobular Carcinoma In Situ.
(b) Lymphomas.
(c) Laryngeal Cancer.
(d) Leukemias.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the shadow of Albert's death, Mary Lasker's cancer campaign took on a _______________ tone.

2. By the time Farber began his work in 1947, what had happened to the public outcry against cancer?

3. VAMP is a _________ drug combination that was proposed for cancer treatment. Frei, Freireich and Skipper believed that the combination would prove to be the answer they were looking for, yet when Frei proposed it to Zubrod, the man was stunned.

4. The parcel Farber was expecting contained aminopterin, a __________ crystalline chemical that Farber hoped could be used in deterring the growth of childhood leukemia.

5. One morning, Carla awoke with a bad headache which she described as __________________.The pains and other symptoms waxed and waned. Although Carla had seen a doctor, there was no solid diagnosis. Eventually, it was determined that Carla had leukemia.

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