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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. What does Gawande say life expectancy was in the Roman Empire?
(a) 32.
(b) 56.
(c) 28.
(d) 48.

2. How does Gawande characterize the new developments in medicine, in talking about the case of Lazaroff?
(a) Blind groping
(b) Gambling.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Torture.

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

4. 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.

5. What does Gawande say is the biggest difference between how people age today and how they used to age?
(a) They used to die much earlier.
(b) They used to be much more independent.
(c) They used to be cared for in multi-generational systems.
(d) They used to be much more private.

Short Answer Questions

1. What view does Gawande ultimately take, on the question of why we age?

2. What does Gawande say drives youth to seek their own opportunities as opposed to caring for their elders?

3. How does Gawande characterize the trend among geriatrics departments in hospitals?

4. According to James Vaupel’s research, how much of your parents’ lifespans determines your own?

5. What was the average number of children per family in the mid-1800s, and what was it by 1900?

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