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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. Who led tests on intensive chemotherapy by using 4 drugs referred to as MOPP?
(a) Vincent DeVita.
(b) Vincent DeVeau.
(c) Vincent DeVane.
(d) Vincent DeVito.

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

3. The researchers met with Howard Skipper, a "_______________" who had been injecting rodents with leukemic cells.
(a) Children's doctor.
(b) Mouse doctor.
(c) Cat doctor.
(d) People's doctor.

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

5. Who worked to keep cancer research out of trouble, and to do so he developed a consortium to keep doctors, scientists and health facilities from working at cross purposes?
(a) Gilbert Zweier.
(b) Gerry Zelwegger.
(c) George Zumba.
(d) Gordon Zubord.

Short Answer Questions

1. Virchow began to notice uncontrolled growth of cells. Virchow referred to this as _____________ or distorted growth.

2. Mary Woodward Lasker and her husband Albert Lasker began to do what?

3. 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?

4. In 1968, there were noteworthy successes where?

5. Farber administered ______________ and was in wonder as Robert's disease went into remission almost immediately.

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