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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 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) Reactive.
(b) Unprepared.
(c) Leading by example.
(d) Partners.

2. What does Gawande say modernization replaced the veneration of family with?
(a) Veneration of religious figures.
(b) Veneration of prosperity.
(c) Veneration of cultural traditions.
(d) Veneration of the independent self.

3. Why does Gawande say we have not made a better system for caring for people near death?
(a) People have not organized enough to demand it.
(b) Powerful interests prevent it.
(c) We do not have the imagination for it.
(d) There is not enough profit in it.

4. What does Gawande say Laura Carstensen found in terms of people’s values in life?
(a) Your needs depend on how many people you love.
(b) Your needs depend on how much time you have.
(c) Your needs depend on how much pain you are in.
(d) Your needs depend on who needs you.

5. How many of the 100 people Mabel Nassau studied were able to support themselves?
(a) 27.
(b) 65.
(c) 9.
(d) 42.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Death of Ivan Ilych?

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

3. What does Gawande say was the concept Wilson incorporated in her assisted living facility idea?

4. How does Gawande characterize “the average of a life’s moments” (238)?

5. What does Gawande say tormented Ivan Ilych most?

(see the answer key)

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