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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 — Things Fall Apart.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize the change over time in blood vessels, joints and the valves of the heart?
(a) Thinning.
(b) Stiffening.
(c) Weakening.
(d) Softening.

2. How old was Alice Hobson when she was widowed?
(a) 41.
(b) 72.
(c) 56.
(d) 88.

3. What functions are affected by this first shrinking of the brain?
(a) Planning.
(b) Abstract thinking.
(c) Judgment.
(d) Language.

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

5. What view does Gawande ultimately take, on the question of why we age?
(a) Things break down.
(b) Things shut down.
(c) Things are degraded.
(d) Things are not well cared for.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say life expectancy was in the Roman Empire?

2. How does Gawande characterize his grandfather Sitaram Gawande’s elder years?

3. What was Gawande’s father’s profession?

4. What was Lazaroff’s response to Gawande’s insistence?

5. What was the alternative Lazaroff was offered beside surgery?

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