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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who looked pointedly at Grace Fryer on one instance within the studio and warned her not to lip-point, a comment that would later take on great significance in court?
(a) Grace Fryer.
(b) Mollie Maggia.
(c) Katherine Schaub.
(d) Sabin von Schocky.

2. How did Katherine Schaub come to work at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?
(a) She attended the Grand Opening of the building.
(b) She read about the job in a newspaper.
(c) She walked by the building one day on her way to school.
(d) A friend of hers told her about an open position there.

3. The greenish-white luminous paint used to paint the watch dials went by what name?
(a) Unblack.
(b) Luminest.
(c) Lighterous.
(d) Undark.

4. The author points out that in contrast to the radium testing labs, where the scientists took precautions with radium, the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation studio workers took no precautions. What item is NOT on the list the author gives of the items missing from the studio workers' lives?
(a) Ivory-tipped forceps.
(b) Lead gloves.
(c) Medical experts.
(d) Lead aprons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sabin von Schocky do when he found that radium had gotten into his left index finger?

2. How old was Katherine Schaub when she first started working at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?

3. In what year was radium first discovered?

4. The paper dials painted by Radium Luminous Materials Corporation workers had black backgrounds and numerals of what color?

5. To what position was Katherine Schaub promoted after the term of her apprenticeship?

(see the answer key)

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