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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Immortality – Chapters 28 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Barbara Wyche working as a sociologist when she wrote to Congress demanding recognition for Henrietta Lacks's contribution to science?
(a) Howard University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Louisiana State University.
(d) Morgan State University.

2. In what year did the term "informed consent" first appear in court documents regarding the case of patient Martin Salgo?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1945.

3. Who wrote the 1976 Rolling Stone article about the Lackses?
(a) Dr. Richard Wesley TeLinde.
(b) Michael Rogers.
(c) Fred Garret.
(d) Roland Pattillo.

4. Alexis Carrel died while he was awaiting trial for what crime?
(a) Collaborating with the Nazis.
(b) Impersonating a medical professional.
(c) Arson.
(d) Fraud and negligence.

5. How many points compose the code of ethics known as the Nuremberg Code?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness did Hector Henry suffer from during his childhood?

2. Who was the president of the National Foundation for Cancer Research in 2001?

3. On what date did Rebecca Skloot meet Deborah in order to see Henrietta Lacks's cells?

4. Who was the curator at the Smithsonian Museum of American History that invited the Lacks family to an event at the museum?

5. Who was the director of medicine at the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital in Brooklyn in 1963?

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