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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 “newest view” about why we age (32)?
(a) Aging is a sum of wear and tear.
(b) Aging is environmentally determined.
(c) Aging is based on economic class.
(d) Aging is genetically programmed.

2. What does Gawande say has increased along with our reluctance to honestly examine the experience of aging and dying?
(a) The sterility family members feel in the face of their loved ones dying.
(b) The indifference caretakers can feel.
(c) The compassion doctors can show.
(d) The cruelty we inflict on people.

3. When did Gawande’s father become a U.S. citizen?
(a) Christmas, 1982.
(b) Easter, 1986.
(c) July 4, 1976.
(d) Memorial Day, 1972.

4. 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 much more private.
(d) They used to be cared for in multi-generational systems.

5. What was Gawande’s father’s profession?
(a) Executive.
(b) Urologist.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gawande say he tried to impress on Lazaroff?

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

4. How does Gawande characterize family expectations, in regard to caring for elders?

5. How does Gawande characterize the corpse he was given to work with, his first semester of medical school?

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