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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 older people’s diets tend to be richer in?
(a) Foods that cause cavities.
(b) Foods that lack key nutrients.
(c) Foods that lead to weight gain.
(d) Foods that cause ulcers.

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

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

4. According to James Vaupel’s research, how much of your parents’ lifespans determines your own?
(a) 3%.
(b) 42%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 7%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say he and his fellow doctors never touched on, in talking about Lazaroff’s condition with him?

2. By what age does Gawande say most people have functional dementia?

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

4. What functions are affected by this first shrinking of the brain?

5. When does Gawande say he started to write about medical issues?

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