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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 Ilych wanted?
(a) To be pitied.
(b) To be lionized.
(c) To be celebrated.
(d) To be remembered.

2. What does Gawande say is the first part of the brain to shrink with aging?
(a) Occipital lobe.
(b) Temporal lobe.
(c) Parietal lobe.
(d) Frontal lobe.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say tormented Ivan Ilych most?

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

3. How much of the population does Gawande say was over 65 in 2017?

4. How does Gawande characterize the decline of health for people with “chronic illnesses—emphysema, liver disease, and congestive heart failure”?

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

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