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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _____________________ published a report in 1956 that delineated the connection between tobacco and lung cancer.
(a) Roger Denver and Brady Hall.
(b) Rich Dell and Brian Henry.
(c) Richard Doll and Bradford Hill.
(d) Rory Delmonico and Bradley Harold.

2. The letter was received by whom at the Jimmy Fund development office?
(a) Karen Cummings.
(b) Kathy Cummings.
(c) Katie Cummings.
(d) Katrina Cummings.

3. The ____________________ refers to something that moves incessantly but never gets anywhere.
(a) Red Queen Syndrome.
(b) Queen Bee Syndrome.
(c) Black Queen Syndrome.
(d) Queen of Hearts Syndrome.

4. How was Carla at this time?
(a) She was on life support.
(b) The cancer had come back.
(c) Still in remission.
(d) She still had cancer.

5. 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 Tuberculosis Association.
(b) National Diabetes Association.
(c) American Diabetes Association.
(d) American Tuberculosis Association.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1976, a company named _____________ (Genetic Engineering Technology) was formed in San Francisco.

2. Originally, doctors dismissed the cancer. Why?

3. The author compares the cure for cancer to the story of whom?

4. The conference determined that lung cancer could be caused by what?

5. Doctors began to associate _______________________ with various forms of cancer.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the tide begin to turn regarding Americans' view smoking?

2. Who were epidemiologists?

3. What is Genentech? How is this company important?

4. Who was Einar Gustafson? How is this significant?

5. How did the quest for the cure for cancer undergo a drastic reorganization in 1976?

6. What was the oncomouse? Was this successful? Why or why not?

7. Who were virologists?

8. What are two reasons why studies into the connection between lung cancer and tobacco were inconclusive?

9. What is the oncogene theory?

10. How does the cure for cancer parallel the story of Achilles?

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