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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Immortality – Chapters 33 - 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Bobbette Lacks discover the truth about HeLa cells and their connection to Henrietta Lacks?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1976.

2. What was the name of the cell line that was developed and marketed using John Moore's cells?
(a) N1.
(b) Mo.
(c) 243.
(d) JoMo.

3. When did Alexis Carrel grow an "immortal chicken heart"?
(a) August 1, 1920.
(b) January 17, 1912.
(c) April 10, 1926.
(d) January 29, 1951.

4. Who were the business partners that owned Microbiological Associates in the 1950s?
(a) Samuel Reader and Monroe Vincent.
(b) Harry Eagle and Fred Garret.
(c) Charles Bynum and William Scherer.
(d) Dr. Richard Wesley TeLinde and George Gey.

5. 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?
(a) Man, the Unknown.
(b) The Way of All Flesh.
(c) HeLa: Woman Behind the Mask.
(d) An Error of Cells.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the doctor determine when Deborah saw him after her trip to clover in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 37?

2. How old was Henrietta when she gave birth to her first child?

3. What gift did Deborah give to Zakariyya when she took Rebecca to meet him in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 30?

4. What was Hector Henry's nickname that he introduced himself as to Rebecca Skloot in Part One: Life, Chapter 10?

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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