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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gawande say modernization replaced the veneration of family with?
(a) Veneration of cultural traditions.
(b) Veneration of prosperity.
(c) Veneration of the independent self.
(d) Veneration of religious figures.

2. When does Gawande say he started to experience dead people?
(a) In medical school.
(b) As a young child.
(c) In college.
(d) In visits to his father’s village.

3. How many hospitals does Gawande say were built after Congress passed the Hill Burton Act, to provide funds for hospital construction?
(a) 4,200.
(b) 9,000.
(c) 850.
(d) 1,700.

4. By what factor does Gawande say the cost of living in a nursing home exceeds the cost of living in an assisted living facility?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

5. Where does Gawande say Lou Sanders had grown up?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Boston.
(d) Cleveland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gawande say Montaigne said about dying of old age?

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

4. How does Gawande characterize the similarity between nursing homes and prisons?

5. What was the event that triggered a readjustment in Felix Silverstone’s life?

(see the answer key)

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