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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Immortality – Chapters 28 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Alexis Carrel awarded the Nobel Prize for his blood-vessel-suturing technique?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1912.

2. How many points compose the code of ethics known as the Nuremberg Code?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

3. What was the name of Henrietta Lacks's father?
(a) Johnny Pleasant.
(b) Tommy Lacks.
(c) William Lacks.
(d) David Lacks.

4. Who was the researcher at Johns Hopkins who showed Deborah her mother's cells?
(a) Walter Nelson-Rees.
(b) Dr. Howard Jones.
(c) Roland Pattillo.
(d) Christoph Lengauer.

5. What gift did Deborah give to Zakariyya when she took Rebecca to meet him in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 30?
(a) A plaque with their mother's name on it.
(b) The rendering of a HeLa cell.
(c) A check for $1,000.
(d) A Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Deborah Lacks when Rebecca Skloot first called her to talk about her mother?

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

3. What was the name of Deborah Lacks's first child?

4. How old was Deborah Lacks when she became pregnant with her first child?

5. In what year did the term "informed consent" first appear in court documents regarding the case of patient Martin Salgo?

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