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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 — Letting Go.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to James Vaupel’s research, how much of your parents’ lifespans determines your own?
(a) 3%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 7%.
(d) 42%.

2. What is the typical requirement for a patient to enter hospice care?
(a) Chronic pain.
(b) A life expectancy under six months.
(c) Running out of private funding for a nursing home.
(d) A terminal diagnosis.

3. What was the effect of Thomas’ first project?
(a) To reduce medical costs.
(b) To lower mortality rates.
(c) To increase resident satisfaction.
(d) To irritate the staff.

4. When did Mabel Nassau conduct the study of elderly in Greenwich Village, that Gawande cites?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1913.

5. What value did Thomas espouse in running his farm?
(a) Sustainability.
(b) Self-reliance.
(c) Stewardship.
(d) Efficiency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made the Harry Truman Gawande describes a hero in his townspeople’s eyes?

2. What system did the U.S. join Europe in implementing in 1935?

3. How does Gawande say insurance companies respond after the Nelene Fox case found insurance companies at fault for not paying for expensive treatments?

4. Where had Thomas worked before Chase Memorial?

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

(see the answer key)

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