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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was radium such a scarce resource?
(a) Radium destroyed itself very quickly upon coming into contact with oxygen.
(b) The main continent on which radium could be found was Antarctica.
(c) Only one location in the world existed from which the radium could be extracted.
(d) Radium was very difficult to extract from its source.

2. What arrangements did Rufus Reed make for Peg Looney when she collapsed at work at Radium Dial in August of 1929?
(a) He arranged for her to receive a severance package.
(b) He arranged for her to be admitted to the company doctor's hospital.
(c) He arranged a leave of absence for her recuperation.
(d) He arranged for a company doctor to pronounce her as being in perfect health.

3. By whom was radium discovered?
(a) Isaac Newton.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Marie and Pierre Curie.
(d) Charles Darwin.

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

5. Who was the appointed physician for the five girls who won settlements from the United States Radium Corporation?
(a) James Ewing.
(b) Raymond Berry.
(c) Edward Krumbhaar.
(d) Lloyd Craver.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After four years of trying to have a child, Albina Maggia experienced what complication during the birth of the baby she had brought to full term?

3. In what year did Catherine Wolfe and Tom Donohue marry?

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

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

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