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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In January of 1924, what ultimatum did Dr. Barry give the girls he treated who worked at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?
(a) He said that if they did not file suit against the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation, he would refuse to treat them.
(b) He said if they did not quit their jobs, he would refuse to treat them.
(c) He said that if they did not start brushing their teeth regularly, he would refuse to treat them.
(d) He said that if they did not pay him in full, he would refuse to treat them.

2. What treatments did Grace Fryer receive that eventually became too painful for her to continue?
(a) X-ray treatments.
(b) Chiropractic treatments.
(c) Massage treatments.
(d) Physical therapy treatments.

3. When George L. Warren, the county physician for Essex County, died on a trolley ride, who replaced him and eventually became a champion for the dial-painters' cause?
(a) Dr. Harrison Martland.
(b) Dr. Max Schwimmer.
(c) Dr. Roy Schneider.
(d) Dr. Elroy Roeder.

4. What role did Josiah Stryker inhabit within the United States Radium Corporation?
(a) President.
(b) Company lawyer.
(c) Founder.
(d) Foreman.

5. When Radium Dial conducted an internal investigation of its workers' health, how many of the dial-painters were told of their results?
(a) Zero.
(b) One.
(c) Fewer than ten.
(d) Fewer than five.

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

7. In 1923, what company acted as Radium Dial's main client, due to its 60% share of the U.S. alarm market?
(a) General Electric.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Westclox.
(d) Masterclock, Inc.

8. Part of the allure of the jobs available at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation was that the site of business was called a what, rather than a factory?
(a) A paradise.
(b) A internship site.
(c) A studio.
(d) A warehouse.

9. On what day in 1917 did Congress vote America into joining World War I?
(a) October 30th.
(b) June 6th.
(c) April 6th.
(d) May 18th.

10. What adjective did the discoverer of radium use often to describe the element?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Wondrous.
(d) Enigmatic.

11. Under state law in the early twentieth century in New Jersey, the Department of Labor had no authority to stop an industrial process even if it was what?
(a) Harmful.
(b) Profitable.
(c) Polluting the surrounding areas.
(d) Costly.

12. What position did Anna Rooney hold at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Insurance claims adjuster.
(c) Forewoman.
(d) Inspector.

13. The paper dials painted by Radium Luminous Materials Corporation workers had black backgrounds and numerals of what color?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

14. When Katherine Schaub first started working at Radium Luminous Materials Corporation, she was placed into an apprenticeship in what position?
(a) Dial-painter.
(b) Floor-sweeper.
(c) Cafeteria worker.
(d) Inspector.

15. The city of Newark, New Jersey was termed the city of what?
(a) Upward movement.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Opportunity.
(d) New beginnings.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Though during Swen Kjaer's visit to the Radium Dial studio in Ottowa, he saw water bowls being used by the dial-painters to clean their brushes, how does his observation during the visit differ from photographs he is given at a later date?

3. Who looked pointedly at Grace Fryer on one instance within the studio and warned her not to lip-point, a comment that would later take on great significance in court?

4. What did Sabin von Schocky do when he found that radium had gotten into his left index finger?

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

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