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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gawande say drives youth to seek their own opportunities as opposed to caring for their elders?
(a) Famine.
(b) Political conflict.
(c) Emigration.
(d) Prosperity.

2. 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 28%.
(c) More than 24%.
(d) More than 20%.

3. How does Gawande characterize family expectations, in regard to caring for elders?
(a) Business.
(b) Shackles.
(c) Duty.
(d) Sacred obligation.

4. How does Gawande say Philip Roth characterizes old age?
(a) A massacre.
(b) A series of dislocations.
(c) A fuzzy puzzle.
(d) A warm bath.

5. How does Gawande characterize the trend among geriatrics departments in hospitals?
(a) No change from the past 30 years.
(b) Opening in more and more hospitals.
(c) Mostly closing down.
(d) Closing more than opening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych die of?

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

3. What kind of system does Gawande compare human bodies to?

4. What is Gawande’s relation to Alice Hobson?

5. How does Gawande say Alice’s family dealt with her depression?

(see the answer key)

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