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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. When were retirement communities popularized in the U.S.?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1970s.

2. What does Gawande say he and his fellow doctors hoped to do for Joseph Lazaroff?
(a) Provide an easy death.
(b) Manage his condition.
(c) Demonstrate heroism in trying to save his life.
(d) Cure him.

3. What was the alternative Lazaroff was offered beside surgery?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Assisted suicide.
(c) Doing nothing.
(d) Comfort care.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the population does Gawande say is over 65 in Germany, Italy and Japan in 2017?

2. How does Gawande characterize both Lazaroff and the doctors?

3. 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?

4. How does Gawande characterize the new developments in medicine, in talking about the case of Lazaroff?

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

(see the answer key)

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