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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Gawande say people started to go to doctors, instead of doctors coming to them?
(a) After World War II.
(b) During the Depression.
(c) After the 1970s.
(d) After World War I.

2. What functions are affected by this first shrinking of the brain?
(a) Language.
(b) Planning.
(c) Judgment.
(d) Abstract thinking.

3. What does Gawande say Wilson’s assisted living facilities protected?
(a) Autonomy.
(b) Privacy.
(c) Public health.
(d) Community.

4. 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 compassion doctors can show.
(c) The cruelty we inflict on people.
(d) The sterility family members feel in the face of their loved ones dying.

5. What was the event that triggered a readjustment in Felix Silverstone’s life?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) His wife lost her vision.
(c) His wife’s eardrum burst.
(d) He was diagnosed with cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Keren Wilson say assisted living facilities are ultimately built for?

2. By what margin does Gawande say costs came down in Keren Wilson’s assisted living facility?

3. By what age does Gawande say most people have functional dementia?

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

5. What does Gawande say tormented Ivan Ilych most?

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