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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who once remarked, "There may be a condition into which radium has not yet entered that would produce dire results; everybody handling it should have care," (18) though his advice was ignored by the industry?
(a) Thomas Edison.
(b) Nikola Tesla.
(c) Anna Mooney.
(d) Isaac Newton.

2. How old was Hazel Kuzer when she died of radium poisoning?
(a) 40.
(b) 25.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

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?
(a) The report had been lost.
(b) The active lawsuit pending against the company prohibited any sharing of documents.
(c) Cecil K. Drinker would have to grant permission for the report to be sent.
(d) The results could be damaging to the United States Radium Corporation's business dealings.

4. What color was the mark the scientist found on his skin in 1901 after keeping a piece of radium in his pocket, as described in the book's prologue?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

5. What was the name of Katherine Schaub's trainer in her first apprenticeship position at Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?
(a) Mae Cubberley.
(b) Catherine Wolfe.
(c) Grace Fryer.
(d) Marguerite Glacinski.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street was Radium Luminous Materials Corporation located?

2. By 1925, Radium Dial became the largest dial-painting plant in the United States, supplying how many dials per day?

3. Why did Cecil K. Drinker refrain from publishing the report of his findings after his investigation of the United States Radium Company?

4. What treatments did Grace Fryer receive that eventually became too painful for her to continue?

5. 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?

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