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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word used in Chapter 4 refers to a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging?
(a) Metastasis.
(b) Aphasia.
(c) Obtundation.
(d) Dementia.

2. The word “virus” derives from the Latin “virus,” which means what?
(a) Ailment.
(b) Killer.
(c) Poison.
(d) Infection.

3. What word from Chapter 8 refers to a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation?
(a) Atria.
(b) Stigma.
(c) Aphasia.
(d) Dementia.

4. William Osler was one of the "Big Four" founding professors at what institution?
(a) St. Joseph's Hospital.
(b) The Yale-New Haven Hospital.
(c) Johns Hopkins Hospital.
(d) St. Mark's Hospital.

5. Where do Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. and his family currently live, according to the Introduction?
(a) Hamden, Connecticut.
(b) Augusta, Maine.
(c) Providence, Rhode Island.
(d) Utica, New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 4 of the book?

2. What is the third of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?

3. What is the first of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?

4. How old was Katie Mason when she died?

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

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