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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 was over 65 in 2017?
(a) 31%.
(b) 22%.
(c) 14%.
(d) 29%.

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

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

4. How old was Alice Hobson when she was widowed?
(a) 41.
(b) 88.
(c) 56.
(d) 72.

5. How does Gawande characterize the change over time in blood vessels, joints and the valves of the heart?
(a) Weakening.
(b) Softening.
(c) Thinning.
(d) Stiffening.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Gawande say he started to experience dead people?

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

3. What does Gawande say he felt about the dead people who showed up in his dreams?

4. What was the average number of children per family in the mid-1800s, and what was it by 1900?

5. How does Gawande characterize the plot of a person’s health for most of history?

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