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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 — The Independent Self.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize the corpse he was given to work with, his first semester of medical school?
(a) Juicy.
(b) Leathery.
(c) Tough.
(d) Stringy.

2. 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 indifference caretakers can feel.
(d) The sterility family members feel in the face of their loved ones dying.

3. What was Lazaroff’s response to Gawande’s insistence?
(a) He said that he trusted in God to protect him.
(b) He said that he trusted the doctors.
(c) He became adamant about doing everything.
(d) He said he was looking forward to seeing his wife in heaven.

4. What does Gawande say drives youth to seek their own opportunities as opposed to caring for their elders?
(a) Political conflict.
(b) Emigration.
(c) Famine.
(d) Prosperity.

5. How much of the population does Gawande say was over 65 in 1790?
(a) 4%.
(b) 6%.
(c) 2%.
(d) 13%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say he and his fellow doctors hoped to do for Joseph Lazaroff?

2. When does Gawande say he started to experience dead people?

3. What does Gawande say is the thing that strikes him most about Lazaroff’s case?

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

5. When does Gawande say he started to write about medical issues?

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