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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Death – Chapters 12 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discovered radium and its ability to destroy cancer cells?
(a) Jonas Salk.
(b) Alexis Carrel.
(c) Sir Isaac Newton.
(d) Marie and Pierre Curie.

2. What year was it when a group of researchers at the National Institutes of Health had proven the possibility of immortal cells using mouse cells?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1911.

3. What is described in Part Two: Death, Chapter 13 as "an essential part of science"?
(a) Incongruity.
(b) Replication.
(c) Delusion.
(d) Division.

4. What extra chromosome appears in individuals with Down syndrome?
(a) Chromosome number 18.
(b) Chromosome number 16.
(c) Chromosome number 21.
(d) Chromosome number 2.

5. What was Hector Henry's nickname that he introduced himself as to Rebecca Skloot in Part One: Life, Chapter 10?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Cootie.
(c) Cliff.
(d) Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the gynecologist that examined Henrietta Lacks when she first went to Johns Hopkins Hospital to have the knot in her womb seen?

2. What was the nickname of Henrietta's cousin that tried to kill himself when he found out that Henrietta was marrying David?

3. What term refers to the belief and practice which aims at improving the genetic quality of the human population through selective reproduction?

4. On what date did Henrietta marry David Lacks?

5. Who was the preacher that led Rebecca Skloot to Speed's Grocery in Part One: Life, Chapter 9?

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