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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 Gawande say modernization replaced the veneration of family with?
(a) Veneration of cultural traditions.
(b) Veneration of religious figures.
(c) Veneration of prosperity.
(d) Veneration of the independent self.

2. How much of the population does Gawande say was over 65 in 1790?
(a) 13%.
(b) 6%.
(c) 2%.
(d) 4%.

3. How does Gawande characterize the effect of introducing animals to Chase Memorial?
(a) Hilarity.
(b) Terror.
(c) Happy confusion.
(d) Pandemonium.

4. What kind of system does Gawande compare human bodies to?
(a) Automobiles.
(b) Nuclear power plants.
(c) Kitchen appliances.
(d) Wind-up toys.

5. When does Gawande say people started to go to doctors, instead of doctors coming to them?
(a) During the Depression.
(b) After World War I.
(c) After World War II.
(d) After the 1970s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize the change over time in blood vessels, joints and the valves of the heart?

2. How much of the population does Gawande say is over 65 in Germany, Italy and Japan in 2017?

3. How did Alice Hobson lose her car?

4. How many hospitals does Gawande say were built after Congress passed the Hill Burton Act, to provide funds for hospital construction?

5. What does Gawande say Josiah Royce described as the heart of a meaningful life?

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