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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. According to James Vaupel’s research, how much of your parents’ lifespans determines your own?
(a) 42%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 3%.
(d) 7%.

2. What was the default option for poor elderly people in the time of Mabel’s study?
(a) Poorhouse.
(b) Live with family.
(c) Homelessness.
(d) State-sponsored retirement communities.

3. How many hospitals does Gawande say were built after Congress passed the Hill Burton Act, to provide funds for hospital construction?
(a) 4,200.
(b) 1,700.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 850.

4. What does Gawande say Josiah Royce described as the heart of a meaningful life?
(a) Community and history.
(b) Loyalty to a higher cause.
(c) Comfort and predictability.
(d) Self-actualization.

5. What does Gawande say life expectancy was in the Roman Empire?
(a) 32.
(b) 56.
(c) 28.
(d) 48.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Alice Hobson lose her car?

3. What is Gawande’s relation to Alice Hobson?

4. What does Gawande say drives youth to seek their own opportunities as opposed to caring for their elders?

5. What does Gawande say is the biggest difference between how people age today and how they used to age?

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