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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A well-known saying states that twenty percent of the people do what percent of the work?
(a) 90.
(b) 80.
(c) 100.
(d) 75.

2. How many people admitted to witnessing the murder of Kitty Genovese?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 41.
(d) 38.

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

4. Gaeton Dugas held what profession?
(a) Flight attendant.
(b) Night club owner.
(c) Swim instructor.
(d) Schoolteacher.

5. What fashion designer was heard to be wearing Hush Puppies Shoes when they experienced a resurgence, according to the author in the Introduction?
(a) Jacques Herrer
(b) Isaac Mizrahi.
(c) Donna Karan.
(d) Micole Biancosino.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Gaeton Dugas die?

2. What two executives from Hush Puppies Shoes met a New York photographer who told them about the shoes’ resurgence, according to the author in the introduction?

3. In what year was Kitty Genovese stabbed to death?

4. What designer called and wanted to use Hush Puppies Shoes in his spring collection during their resurgence, according to the author in the introduction?

5. The author states in Chapter 1 that what year span saw the number of children in Baltimore born with syphilis spike considerably?

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