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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Death – Chapters 17 - 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Henrietta Lacks's name at birth?
(a) Helen Lane.
(b) Loretta Pleasant.
(c) Wilma Anderson.
(d) Henrietta Pleasant.

2. What was the first publication to name the woman behind the HeLa cells in 1953?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) Science magazine.
(c) The Minneapolis Star.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

3. How old was Alexis Carrel when he invented the first technique for suturing blood vessels together?
(a) 62.
(b) 39.
(c) 45.
(d) 22.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many points compose the code of ethics known as the Nuremberg Code?

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

3. What is described in Part Two: Death, Chapter 13 as "an essential part of science"?

4. Where did Chester Southam advertise for medical research volunteers in May of 1956?

5. What was the name of Henrietta Lacks's father?

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