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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. How does Gawande characterize the state of the medical profession in the face of scientific advances that prolonged life and made dying a medical decision?
(a) Partners.
(b) Reactive.
(c) Unprepared.
(d) Leading by example.

2. How does Gawande characterize the trend among geriatrics departments in hospitals?
(a) Opening in more and more hospitals.
(b) Mostly closing down.
(c) Closing more than opening.
(d) No change from the past 30 years.

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

4. What does Gawande say he felt about the dead people who showed up in his dreams?
(a) That he had betrayed them.
(b) That they had come to kill him.
(c) That he had killed them.
(d) That he was responsible for their souls.

5. What does Gawande say is the biggest difference between how people age today and how they used to age?
(a) They used to be much more private.
(b) They used to die much earlier.
(c) They used to be much more independent.
(d) They used to be cared for in multi-generational systems.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize the decline of health for people with “chronic illnesses—emphysema, liver disease, and congestive heart failure”?

2. How does Gawande characterize the corpse he was given to work with, his first semester of medical school?

3. What does Gawande say is the greatest threat elderly people face?

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

5. What does Gawande say life expectancy was in the Roman Empire?

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