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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What designer called and wanted to use Hush Puppies Shoes in his spring collection during their resurgence, according to the author in the introduction?
(a) Oscar de la Renta.
(b) Janette Wilson.
(c) Micole Biancosino.
(d) John Bartlett.

2. What leading epidemiologist theorizes that the syphilis epidemic in Baltimore was caused by the diminishing of public housing?
(a) John Bartlett.
(b) John Zenilman.
(c) John Potterat.
(d) Darnell McGee.

3. Darnell McGee admitted sexual relations with how many people after he knew he carried HIV?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 103.
(c) 398.
(d) 252.

4. What designer put a twenty-five foot Bassett hound on the roof of his Hollywood store, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) Oscar de la Renta.
(b) Joel Fitzgerald.
(c) Isaac Mizrahi.
(d) John Bartlett.

5. What was the nickname of Darnell McGee?
(a) “Pawn Boy.”
(b) “Skater.”
(c) “Big Man.”
(d) “Boss Man.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the cause in the spike of syphilis cases in Baltimore, according to the Centers for Disease Control?

2. What brand of cigarettes became sticky when they used a grammatical faux pas in an advertising campaign according to the author in Chapter 1?

3. How many people admitted to witnessing the murder of Kitty Genovese?

4. What fashion designer was heard to be wearing Hush Puppies Shoes when they experienced a resurgence, according to the author in the Introduction?

5. Gaeton Dugas held what profession?

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