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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1976, a company named _____________ (Genetic Engineering Technology) was formed in San Francisco.
(a) Genetic Entech.
(b) Gengology.
(c) Genenology.
(d) Genentech.

2. Phyllis Clauson said she felt that the world needed to know what?
(a) Gustafson had never had cancer.
(b) People could live with cancer.
(c) Gustafson was still alive and that the treatment all those years ago had been successful.
(d) Gustafson was a real person.

3. It was determined that a DNA copy of virus' genes could do what?
(a) Replace a cell's genes.
(b) Trick scientists into believing it was a healthy cell.
(c) Destroy a cell's genes.
(d) Attach themselves to a cell's genes.

4. In 1961 the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association and the __________________________ wrote a letter to President John F. Kennedy, asking for help in fighting cancer.
(a) National Diabetes Association.
(b) American Diabetes Association.
(c) American Tuberculosis Association.
(d) National Tuberculosis Association.

5. In 1963, three men visited Oscar Auerbach. Why?
(a) He was the CEO of a major cigarette company.
(b) He was one of the foremost pathologists and a top choice when choosing a scientist that may be able to find the cause of lung cancer.
(c) He was a very wealthy entrepreneur who could financially back cancer studies.
(d) He was the head of oncology at Johns Hopkins.

6. A "Risky prediction" is a term coined by who?
(a) Siddhartha Mukherjee.
(b) Sidney Farber.
(c) Karl Popper.
(d) Percival Pott.

7. Kennedy assigned the job to whom?
(a) The Surgeon General.
(b) The Secretary of the Interior.
(c) The GOP.
(d) The Vice President.

8. Could it be determined why Jimmy had survived?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) Almost.

9. Originally, doctors dismissed the cancer. Why?
(a) They assumed that it was a simple cancer to cure.
(b) They assumed that it was simply a sexually transmitted disease.
(c) They assumed it was a hereditary disease.
(d) They did not care about the lives of the poor.

10. Who dies?
(a) Percival Pott.
(b) Oscar Auerbach.
(c) Sidney Farber.
(d) Evarts Graham.

11. Mukherjee goes on to discuss the parallels between various types of cancers despite what?
(a) The fact that the genetics between subjects were often very different.
(b) All of the above.
(c) The fact that these various types of cancers have very little in common.
(d) The fact that the genetics between subjects were often very similar.

12. Mukherjee visited Carla to check in on her. He asked how she survived. What was her response?
(a) Because of his research.
(b) Constant prayer.
(c) Homeopathic medicine.
(d) There was no choice.

13. As of 2009, patients diagnosed with CML lived an average of _______ years.
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

14. Mukherjee discusses a new drug for the treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). _________________ seemed to be the right drug to conquer CML.
(a) Gleevec.
(b) Herceptin.
(c) MOPP.
(d) PARP inhibitors.

15. How was this letter first seen?
(a) As a hoax.
(b) As a surprise.
(c) As a wonderful find.
(d) As a nuisance.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was ________ years later when Einar Gustafson returned to Children's Hospital to a full fanfare.

2. In the 1960s, Bruce Ames at Berkeley stumbled upon a test for what?

3. The choice between the two paths is ______________.

4. The author says his heart was in what?

5. The ____________________ refers to something that moves incessantly but never gets anywhere.

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