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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) Camel.
(b) Marlboro.
(c) Skydancer.
(d) Winston.

3. When did Gaeton Dugas die?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1991.

4. What does HIV stand for?
(a) Human immunodeficiency virus.
(b) Hyper intensive virus.
(c) Human inter-biotic virus.
(d) Heliocentric immunodeficiency virus.

5. Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death in what neighborhood of Queens, New York?
(a) Greenpoint.
(b) Kew Gardens.
(c) Rockaway Beach.
(d) Astoria.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that the tipping point for Hush Puppies Shoes came between what years?

2. What researcher from Johns Hopkins University blames the syphilis epidemic in Baltimore on the breakdown of medical services in the city’s poorest neighborhoods, according to the author in Chapter 1?

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

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. What refers to a social psychological phenomenon where individuals do not offer any means of help in an emergency situation to the victim when other people are present?

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