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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. What does Gawande say tormented Ivan Ilych most?
(a) The lie that he was not really dying.
(b) The indifference his family felt.
(c) The impotence of his doctors.
(d) The story that he would just get better.

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

3. How much of the population does Gawande say was over 65 in 2017?
(a) 31%.
(b) 14%.
(c) 29%.
(d) 22%.

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

5. What does Gawande say has increased along with our reluctance to honestly examine the experience of aging and dying?
(a) The compassion doctors can show.
(b) The cruelty we inflict on people.
(c) The sterility family members feel in the face of their loved ones dying.
(d) The indifference caretakers can feel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Lazaroff’s response to Gawande’s insistence?

3. What does Gawande say Ilych wanted?

4. Which finger does Gawande say has 40% of the hand’s muscles?

5. Why does Gawande say we do not have “the kind of old age” our grandfathers had (20)?

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