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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Nuland was in what year of his medical studies when he encountered James McCarty?
(a) His seventh year.
(b) His sixth year.
(c) His third year.
(d) His first year.

2. According to the author in Chapter 1, James McCarty was the picture of what when he was admitted to the university hospital?
(a) A middle-aged working man.
(b) An overweight workaholic.
(c) A decrepit old man.
(d) A toned athlete.

3. Where does author Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. teach surgery and the history of medicine, according to the book’s Introduction?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Yale College.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) Harvard University.

4. The lower chambers of the human heart are referred to by what name?
(a) Embolus.
(b) Atria.
(c) Plasmid.
(d) Ventricles.

5. 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 30.
(b) Over 40.
(c) Over 20.
(d) Over 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 3 of the book?

2. What was the profession of James McCarty?

3. A person’s heart rate does what annually as they age, according to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3?

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

5. From what author does the following quote come that opens the Introduction: “… death hath ten thousand several doors / For men to make their exits”?

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