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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When George L. Warren, the county physician for Essex County, died on a trolley ride, who replaced him and eventually became a champion for the dial-painters' cause?
(a) Dr. Roy Schneider.
(b) Dr. Elroy Roeder.
(c) Dr. Max Schwimmer.
(d) Dr. Harrison Martland.

2. In January of 1924, what ultimatum did Dr. Barry give the girls he treated who worked at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?
(a) He said that if they did not start brushing their teeth regularly, he would refuse to treat them.
(b) He said that if they did not pay him in full, he would refuse to treat them.
(c) He said if they did not quit their jobs, he would refuse to treat them.
(d) He said that if they did not file suit against the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation, he would refuse to treat them.

3. In February of 1925, the creator of the luminous paint, Sabin von Sochocky, wrote to the investigating statistician Dr. Hoffman in order to tell him that "the disease in question is, without doubt" (109) what type of disease?
(a) Innocuous.
(b) Sexually-transmitted.
(c) Occupational.
(d) Coincidental.

4. What form did the ongoing argument between Cecil K. Drinker and Arthur Roeder take in 1924 after Cecil K. Drinker's investigation resulted in his claim that radium was causing harm to the dial-painters at the United States Radium Corporation?
(a) In-person meetings.
(b) Letters.
(c) Phone calls.
(d) Telegrams.

5. When Katherine Schaub first started working at Radium Luminous Materials Corporation, she was placed into an apprenticeship in what position?
(a) Inspector.
(b) Cafeteria worker.
(c) Floor-sweeper.
(d) Dial-painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Hazel Kuzer when she died of radium poisoning?

2. Grace Fryer came from a family of how many children?

3. When John Roach, the deputy commissioner of the Department of Labor, heard that "the report supplied by the firm was a whitewash" (115), he requested a full copy of the study. What reason did Arthur Roeder give when he refused John Roach's request?

4. In what year was radium first discovered?

5. Marketed to wealthy clients, a radium lined-jar that could be filled with water to make the water radioactive was recommended in what dose per day?

(see the answer key)

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