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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 — Assistance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the first assisted living facility founded?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) California.
(d) Michigan.

2. How does Gawande characterize the state of the medical profession in the face of scientific advances that prolonged life and made dying a medical decision?
(a) Unprepared.
(b) Partners.
(c) Reactive.
(d) Leading by example.

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

4. How does Gawande characterize the new developments in medicine, in talking about the case of Lazaroff?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Torture.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Blind groping

5. How does Gawande characterize the corpse he was given to work with, his first semester of medical school?
(a) Tough.
(b) Stringy.
(c) Juicy.
(d) Leathery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say life expectancy was in the Roman Empire?

2. How does Gawande characterize his grandfather Sitaram Gawande’s elder years?

3. How many hospitals does Gawande say were built after Congress passed the Hill Burton Act, to provide funds for hospital construction?

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

5. When does Gawande say people started to go to doctors, instead of doctors coming to them?

(see the answer key)

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