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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years had Dr. Nuland spent in the medical profession when How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter was published?
(a) Over 40.
(b) Over 50.
(c) Over 30.
(d) Over 20.

2. How many of the most common disease categories does the author intend to focus on, according to the Introduction?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. According to the author in the Introduction, “Everyone wants to know the details of dying, though few are willing to” what?
(a) “Say so.”
(b) “Speculate.”
(c) “Investigate.”
(d) “Ask the tough questions.”

4. What fifteenth century printer is quoted in the Introduction as having described the art of dying as “the craft for to deye for the helthe of mannessowle”?
(a) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(b) James Cowles Prichard.
(c) Charles Kingsley.
(d) William Caxton.

5. While in the midst of doing his admission paperwork, Dr. Nuland observed James McCarty begin to do what, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) Convulse and shout.
(b) Sweat and cry.
(c) Scratch his arms intensely.
(d) Tap his feet rapidly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the woman that the author described having operated on for early-stage breast cancer in the Introduction?

2. Dr. Nuland was in what year of his medical studies when he encountered James McCarty?

3. Dr. Nuland relates that cardiac events are what, if discovered soon enough in Chapter 1?

4. All but how many names were changed in the stories shared by the author in How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter?

5. How old was James McCarty when he was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked?

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