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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 — The Independent Self.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were retirement communities popularized in the U.S.?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1980s.

2. What does Gawande say has increased along with our reluctance to honestly examine the experience of aging and dying?
(a) The indifference caretakers can feel.
(b) The compassion doctors can show.
(c) The sterility family members feel in the face of their loved ones dying.
(d) The cruelty we inflict on people.

3. What does Gawande say he tried to impress on Lazaroff?
(a) The likelihood the treatment would fail.
(b) The chance of paralysis after surgery.
(c) The inevitability of death.
(d) The risks of surgery.

4. How much of the population does Gawande say was over 65 in 1790?
(a) 4%.
(b) 6%.
(c) 2%.
(d) 13%.

5. Who wrote The Death of Ivan Ilych?
(a) Ivan Turgenev.
(b) Mikhail Lermontov.
(c) Fyodor Dostoevsky.
(d) Leo Tolstoy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Gawande’s father’s profession?

2. What does Gawande say tormented Ivan Ilych most?

3. What does Gawande say Ilych wanted?

4. How much of the population does Gawande say is over 65 in Germany, Italy and Japan in 2017?

5. How does Gawande characterize family expectations, in regard to caring for elders?

(see the answer key)

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