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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Will You Turn Me out If I Can't Get Better?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mukherjee begins to discuss the age of cancer, referring to the ancient discoveries of ___________ in 2625 B.C.
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Imhotep.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) Caesar Augustus.

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

3. Minot's research pertained mostly to ________________ anemia.
(a) Vitamin deficiency.
(b) Iron deficiency.
(c) Pernicious.
(d) Sickle cell.

4. Mary Woodward Lasker and her husband Albert Lasker began to do what?
(a) Campaign against Farber.
(b) Create laws against cancer research.
(c) Campaign for funds to fight cancer.
(d) Lobby against cancer research.

5. One patient commented that she was tired of the ________________.
(a) Happy oncologist.
(b) Rude oncologist.
(c) Dumb oncologist.
(d) Smiling oncologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dissenting voices began to be heard. How many major arguments existed?

2. Cole believed that these theories may have been right when?

3. Several months later Rudolf Virchow, a German researcher, published a case study strikingly similar to Bennett's case. How does Virchow argue with Bennett's theory?

4. What was the problem with the type of oncologist described in number 77?

5. Due to the resistance of patient involvement, the clinical trials lasted for __________ years.

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