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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 — Courage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Alice Hobson lose her car?
(a) She left the keys in it and it was stolen.
(b) She parked it in the wrong parking lot.
(c) She forgot to make her car payments.
(d) She got in a small accident and lost her license.

2. What does Gawande say are the three plagues of nursing homes?
(a) Medicalization, standardization and efficiency.
(b) Abandonment, fear and confusion.
(c) Boredom, loneliness and helplessness.
(d) Resentment, dread and indifference.

3. What event does Gawande say sparked a national revolution in elder care?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Baby Boom.
(c) The New Deal.
(d) The Great Depression.

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

5. What does Gawande say older people’s diets tend to be richer in?
(a) Foods that cause cavities.
(b) Foods that lack key nutrients.
(c) Foods that lead to weight gain.
(d) Foods that cause ulcers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize the change over time in blood vessels, joints and the valves of the heart?

2. What does a patient base their impression of pain on, according to researcher Daniel Kahneman?

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

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

5. What kind of system does Gawande compare human bodies to?

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