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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grace Fryer was motivated to take a position at Radium Luminous Materials Corporation by what reason?
(a) She wanted to be able to buy nice clothes with her earnings.
(b) She wanted to have the prestige of working with the wonder substance of radium.
(c) She wanted to help with the war effort.
(d) She wanted to work alongside all of her best friends.

2. Until 1922, Cecil K. Drinker's department at Harvard was wholly funded by what source?
(a) The Drinker family's wealth.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Commercial firms.
(d) Government grants.

3. As the most valuable substance on earth, how much did a single gram of radium cost in 1917?
(a) $120,000.
(b) $80,000.
(c) $360,000.
(d) $240,000.

4. Sabin von Schocky held what position at Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Human Resources Director.
(c) Inspector.
(d) Founder.

5. To what position was Katherine Schaub promoted after the term of her apprenticeship?
(a) Dial-painter.
(b) Inspector.
(c) Tax adjuster.
(d) Forewoman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edna Hussman was examined by Dr. Frederick Flinn, what conclusion did he reach that he then shared with Edna Hussman?

2. The city of Newark, New Jersey was termed the city of what?

3. 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?

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?

5. In early-twentith century popular culture, radium was dubbed as liquid what?

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