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

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

3. When does Gawande say he started to experience dead people?
(a) In college.
(b) In medical school.
(c) In visits to his father’s village.
(d) As a young child.

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

5. Where did Del Webb, who popularized the term “retirement community” build his first development?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Florida.
(c) Alabama.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize his exposure to death and the dying as a child?

2. When were retirement communities popularized in the U.S.?

3. What does Gawande say is the biggest difference between how people age today and how they used to age?

4. What does Gawande say tormented Ivan Ilych most?

5. What does Gawande say modernization replaced the veneration of family with?

(see the answer key)

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