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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. What U.S. President created the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis?
(a) Grover Cleveland.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

2. Where was Barbara Wyche working as a sociologist when she wrote to Congress demanding recognition for Henrietta Lacks's contribution to science?
(a) Louisiana State University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Morgan State University.
(d) Howard University.

3. What color were the HeLa cells tinted that Deborah observed at Johns Hopkins in Part Three: Immortality, Chapter 32?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

4. Who was Henrietta's grandfather that raised her after her mother died?
(a) William Lacks.
(b) David Lacks.
(c) Johnny Pleasant.
(d) Tommy Lacks.

5. On what date did Henrietta Lacks die?
(a) April 10, 1941.
(b) January 29, 1951.
(c) February 5, 1951.
(d) October 4, 1951.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence was Joe Lacks given for the second-degree murder of Eldridge Lee Ivy?

2. Where did Henrietta live with her grandfather growing up after her mother died?

3. 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?

4. What type of cancer had John Moore developed at the age of thirty-one?

5. What researcher at the NIH used HeLa cells to develop the first standardized culture medium that could be made by the gallon and shipped ready to use?

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