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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of the population does Gawande say was over 65 in 1790?
(a) 4%.
(b) 13%.
(c) 2%.
(d) 6%.

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

3. What does Gawande say is the first part of the brain to shrink with aging?
(a) Frontal lobe.
(b) Occipital lobe.
(c) Parietal lobe.
(d) Temporal lobe.

4. How did Alice Hobson lose her car?
(a) She got in a small accident and lost her license.
(b) She parked it in the wrong parking lot.
(c) She forgot to make her car payments.
(d) She left the keys in it and it was stolen.

5. By what age does Gawande say most people have functional dementia?
(a) 70.
(b) 85.
(c) 65.
(d) 75.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize family expectations, in regard to caring for elders?

2. How does Gawande characterize the decline of health for the majority of people who age normally with modern medicine?

3. How does Gawande characterize the change over time in blood vessels, joints and the valves of the heart?

4. What diagnosis did Lou Sanders get after he had a fall at age 88?

5. What was Gawande’s father’s profession?

(see the answer key)

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