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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 — Things Fall Apart.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gawande say we do not have “the kind of old age” our grandfathers had (20)?
(a) Because our families have been broken by emigration.
(b) Because we do not want them.
(c) Because we have alienated generations of youth.
(d) Because we cannot afford them.

2. Who wrote The Death of Ivan Ilych?
(a) Ivan Turgenev.
(b) Mikhail Lermontov.
(c) Fyodor Dostoevsky.
(d) Leo Tolstoy.

3. How does Gawande characterize the change over time in blood vessels, joints and the valves of the heart?
(a) Softening.
(b) Thinning.
(c) Weakening.
(d) Stiffening.

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

5. How does Gawande characterize the new developments in medicine, in talking about the case of Lazaroff?
(a) Cruelty.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Blind groping
(d) Torture.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what factor does Gawande say the cost of living in a nursing home exceeds the cost of living in an assisted living facility?

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

3. What was Gawande’s father’s profession?

4. How does Gawande characterize family expectations, in regard to caring for elders?

5. What does Gawande say Montaigne said about dying of old age?

(see the answer key)

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