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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Immortality – Chapters 23 - 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What radio horror show in the 1930s related the fictional story of a Dr. Alberts who created an immortal chicken heart that overcame the earth?
(a) Lost Souls.
(b) Lights Out.
(c) Serendipity.
(d) No Exit.

2. Who was the press officer at the NFIP that wrote to George Gey in 1953 to say that he intended to write a more detailed article about Henrietta Lacks once her name was revealed in the press?
(a) Charles Bynum.
(b) Harry Eagle.
(c) Ronald H. Berg.
(d) William Scherer.

3. Cervical carcinomas are divided into two types. What are these types?
(a) Radiant and specialized.
(b) Invasive and noninvasive.
(c) Internal and external.
(d) Sedentary and biological.

4. What war was Lawrence Lacks drafted into after lying about his age to get into pool halls?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The Afghanistan War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Korean War.

5. How many people does Rebecca Skloot estimate that Chester Southam injected with living cancer cells during his career?
(a) About 200 people.
(b) About 300 people.
(c) Over 800 people.
(d) Over 600 people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did David Lacks receive as settlement from a class-action lawsuit against a boiler manufacturer at Bethlehem Steel?

2. How much blood did Henrietta's cousin Emmett and his friends donate when they heard Henrietta was in need of transfusions at the hospital?

3. On what date did Henrietta Lacks die?

4. How old was Alexis Carrel when he invented the first technique for suturing blood vessels together?

5. On what date did the law go into effect that required IRB approval and informed consent for all federally funded research?

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