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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 the Human Genome Project begun?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1967.

2. How old was Henrietta Lacks's epileptic daughter when she died?
(a) 12.
(b) 32.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

3. 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.

4. Who was the young Johns Hopkins researcher that sent a gift to Deborah Lacks by way of Rebecca Skloot when Rebecca met Deborah for the first time?
(a) Dr. Howard Jones.
(b) Christoph Lengauer.
(c) Terry Sharrer.
(d) George Gey.

5. What does "HIPAA" represent?
(a) Human Import of Pancreatic Appendage Appointment.
(b) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
(c) Human Implant or Personal Axillary Assistant.
(d) Health Incentives and Protections of Adult Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Johns Hopkins Hospital founded?

2. Who wrote the 1976 Rolling Stone article about the Lackses?

3. Who was David and Henrietta's cousin that convinced David to look for work in the steel industry in Baltimore in 1941?

4. Where was Roland Pattillo working as a professor of gynecology when Rebecca Skloot first contacted him regarding Henrietta Lacks?

5. Alexis Carrel died while he was awaiting trial for what crime?

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