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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Westclox company hit a new production high of 1.5 million luminous watches in 1926, what percentage of the watches were painted by Radium Dial?
(a) 100%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 50%.

2. What crucial piece of information did Raymond Berry uncover about Dr. Frederick Flinn, who was working as an expert witness for several radium companies?
(a) He had no chemistry experience.
(b) He had never examined even one of the plaintiffs.
(c) He was cheating on his wife.
(d) He had no medical license.

3. After Peg Looney became too ill to walk, Chuck Hackensmith would take her around the neighborhood in what?
(a) A red metal wagon.
(b) A tandem bicycle.
(c) A pair of rollerskates.
(d) A motorcycle sidecar.

4. What was the reaction of James Ewing when the five young women he breath-tested for radium tested positive for radioactivity?
(a) He stepped down as an involved physician.
(b) He thought the test instruments were faulty.
(c) He wondered if there were fraud involved and suggested they conduct another examination at a hotel.
(d) He reported the positive results to the Department of Health.

5. 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) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two executives from Radium Dial attended the national radium conference in December of 1928?

2. In what decade of life was Raymond Berry, Grace Fryer's lawyer, when she first contacted him?

3. When The United States Radium Corporation settled its first lawsuits filed by dial-painters, how many former workers were paid by the company?

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

5. What amount of money did the first suit filed by a dial-painter request from the United States Radium Corporation?

(see the answer key)

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