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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 — A Better Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Royce say is the problem with desires as a guide for life?
(a) They are too individual.
(b) They are capricious.
(c) They are irrational.
(d) They are easily influenced.

2. Where did Del Webb, who popularized the term “retirement community” build his first development?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Florida.
(c) Arizona.
(d) California.

3. What diagnosis did Lou Sanders get after he had a fall at age 88?
(a) Parkinson’s.
(b) Dementia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Alzheimer’s.

4. What does Gawande say Lou Sanders was scared of?
(a) Losing his ability to drive.
(b) Dying.
(c) Dying alone.
(d) Suffering with cancer.

5. When did Gawande’s father become a U.S. citizen?
(a) Memorial Day, 1972.
(b) Christmas, 1982.
(c) July 4, 1976.
(d) Easter, 1986.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say the nursing homes Wilson looked at were designed for?

2. What was the average number of children per family in the mid-1800s, and what was it by 1900?

3. How does Gawande characterize the similarity between nursing homes and prisons?

4. Where does Gawande say he witnessed the most hellish conditions of his life?

5. How does Gawande characterize the decline of health for people with “chronic illnesses—emphysema, liver disease, and congestive heart failure”?

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