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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 — Dependence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of the population does Gawande say is over 65 in Germany, Italy and Japan in 2017?
(a) More than 26%.
(b) More than 20%.
(c) More than 24%.
(d) More than 28%.

2. How does Gawande characterize the plot of a person’s health for most of history?
(a) A series of dips followed by recoveries that approach the horizontal axis of death.
(b) A high line that ends abruptly.
(c) A series of minor decreases in a slow decline toward death.
(d) A high line that runs flat then falls quickly.

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

4. What was Lazaroff’s response to Gawande’s insistence?
(a) He became adamant about doing everything.
(b) He said that he trusted the doctors.
(c) He said he was looking forward to seeing his wife in heaven.
(d) He said that he trusted in God to protect him.

5. What does Gawande say he and his fellow doctors never touched on, in talking about Lazaroff’s condition with him?
(a) The side effects to chemotherapy.
(b) The likelihood the treatment would fail.
(c) The reality of his disease.
(d) The cost of the treatment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say tormented Ivan Ilych most?

2. What was the default option for poor elderly people in the time of Mabel’s study?

3. When were retirement communities popularized in the U.S.?

4. Which finger does Gawande say has 40% of the hand’s muscles?

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

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