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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 46-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sabin von Schocky do when he found that radium had gotten into his left index finger?
(a) He poured milk on it to counteract the radium's effects.
(b) He kept ice on his finger for 24 hours.
(c) He set his finger on fire.
(d) He cut the tip of his finger off.

2. When Grace Fryer visited Dr. Robert Humphries, what adjective did he use to describe Grace's vertebrae upon examining her x-rays?
(a) Misaligned.
(b) Normal.
(c) Crushed.
(d) Pulverized.

3. Cecil K. Drinker's investigative report into radium poisoning stated that radium has a similar chemical nature to what element?
(a) Phosphorous.
(b) Lead.
(c) Radon.
(d) Calcium.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What crucial piece of information did Raymond Berry uncover about Dr. Frederick Flinn, who was working as an expert witness for several radium companies?

2. What was the name of Katherine Schaub's trainer in her first apprenticeship position at Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?

3. What was the name of the judge who presided over the Radium Dial trial?

4. The Donahues had always hosted family meals on what day of the week, prior to Catherine Wolfe Donahue's illness?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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