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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-30.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. For what period of time did Swen Kjaer's national study of the radium dial-painting industry last?
(a) One year.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three years.
(d) Three weeks.
2. The paper dials painted by Radium Luminous Materials Corporation workers had black backgrounds and numerals of what color?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.
3. For how long did The United States Radium Corporation fight the first lawsuits filed by dial-painters before they settled with the workers out of court?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 years.
4. From what industry was the term "lip-pointing" (56) inherited?
(a) Embroidery.
(b) China-painting.
(c) Lace-making.
(d) Chimney-sweeping.
5. What type of hair was used in the brushes with which the girls painted the dials at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?
(a) Camel hair.
(b) Rabbit hair.
(c) Human hair.
(d) Horse hair.
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. 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?
3. To what position was Katherine Schaub promoted after the term of her apprenticeship?
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. 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?
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