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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. On what date did Henrietta Lacks die?
(a) January 29, 1951.
(b) October 4, 1951.
(c) February 5, 1951.
(d) April 10, 1941.

2. What was the birth name of Henrietta Lacks's fifth child?
(a) Edgar Lacks.
(b) David Lacks.
(c) Joseph Lacks.
(d) Tommy Lacks.

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

4. How old was Deborah Lacks when she became pregnant with her first child?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

5. What did Joe Lacks change his name to after he converted to Islam in prison?
(a) Andrew Robertson.
(b) Ayman al-Zawahiri.
(c) Zakariyya Bari Abdul Rahman.
(d) Johnny Pleasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the BBC documentary that Courtney Speed borrowed from the library to show to Rebecca Skloot when she visited Turner Station?

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

3. Where was researcher Chester Southam the chief virologist in 1954 when he began injecting cancer patients with HeLa cells?

4. Who were the business partners that owned Microbiological Associates in the 1950s?

5. How did Joe Lacks murder Eldridge Lee Ivy?

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