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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 the independent self.
(c) Veneration of prosperity.
(d) Veneration of religious figures.

2. How much of the population does Gawande say is over 65 in Germany, Italy and Japan in 2017?
(a) More than 20%.
(b) More than 24%.
(c) More than 26%.
(d) More than 28%.

3. What was Gawande’s father’s profession?
(a) Executive.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Urologist.
(d) Teacher.

4. What arrangement did Felix have to make when he brought Bella back home from the nursing home?
(a) He had to have contractors make modifications of their home.
(b) He hired an army of nurses and aides.
(c) He invited his daughters to live at home to help him.
(d) He had to return to practicing medicine to pay for her care.

5. How old was Alice Hobson when she was widowed?
(a) 88.
(b) 41.
(c) 72.
(d) 56.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande say Alice’s family dealt with her depression?

2. What does Gawande say is the first part of the brain to shrink with aging?

3. How many parakeets did Bill Thomas introduce to Chase Memorial?

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

5. What does Gawande say Wilson’s assisted living facilities protected?

(see the answer key)

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