How We Die, Reflections on Life's Final Chapter Test | Final Test - Hard

Sherwin B. Nuland
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

How We Die, Reflections on Life's Final Chapter Test | Final Test - Hard

Sherwin B. Nuland
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author asserts in the Epilogue, “Between the lines of this book lies an unspoken plea for the resurrection of” what?

2. Where was William Osler born?

3. Who is the protagonist of The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby?

4. According to the author in Chapter 7, the combination of accidents, suicide, and euthanasia comprise one of the foremost causes of death in those under what age?

5. The author states in the Epilogue, “For those who die and those who love them, a realistic expectation is the surest path to” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you characterize the language of How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter?

2. Why is understanding the finite quality of life important, according to Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland?

3. What does the author caution the reader against in Chapter 12? Why?

4. How do accidents, suicide, and euthanasia differ from other causes of death, according to the author in Chapter 7?

5. Why does the author use chimney sweeps as an example in Chapter 10?

6. What is the underlying influence for a person’s capacity for hope when facing terminal disease, according to the author in Chapter 11?

7. How much money goes into the study of HIV, according to the author in Chapter 8? What have been the results of those studies?

8. What case study does the author cite in discussing AIDS and HIV in the beginning of Chapter 8?

9. How is the progression of AIDS described in Chapter 9?

10. What problems and diseases are associated with those infected with AIDS, according to the author in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the seven primary causes of death among the elderly, as presented in Chapter 4. Which of these causes is number one? Have the statistics for these causes changed since the publication of the book? According to the author, these seven causes will kill what percentage of the elderly population?

Essay Topic 2

Define and discuss ischemic heart disease. What are the symptoms, methods of diagnosis, and prognosis for individuals with ischemic heart disease? How do statistics differ for those treated and untreated for the disease? Who is at greatest risk for this disease?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze mortality rates for the elderly in the past century. How has the lifespan of Americans evolved since 1900? What has caused this increase in the American lifespan? How has the extended lifespan of Americans affected the increase in Alzheimer’s disease?

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