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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize “the average of a life’s moments” (238)?
(a) Mostly nothing plus some sleep.
(b) One or two exceptional experiences with a lot of drudgery.
(c) Bothers and irritations punctuated by meals.
(d) A lot of ennui with nice sunsets thrown in.

2. How much of the population does Gawande say is over 65 in Germany, Italy and Japan in 2017?
(a) More than 24%.
(b) More than 28%.
(c) More than 20%.
(d) More than 26%.

3. How does Gawande characterize the phase of cultural development we are in, with regard to care for the sick and dying?
(a) More spiritualized.
(b) More institutional.
(c) More medicalized.
(d) Transitional.

4. How does Gawande characterize the decline of health for the majority of people who age normally with modern medicine?
(a) A series of dips followed by recoveries that approach the horizontal axis of death.
(b) A high line that ends abruptly.
(c) A series of minor decreases in a slow decline toward death.
(d) A high line that runs flat then falls quickly.

5. What did Gawande’s mother want for her husband, when he was dying?
(a) She wanted him to stop suffering.
(b) She wanted him to take her with him.
(c) She wanted him to stay alive as long as possible.
(d) She wanted him to be at peace.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many spoonfuls of Ganges water did Gawande drink, as part of his father’s funeral service?

3. How much of Medicare spending goes to the 5% of patients who are in their last year of life?

4. 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?

5. What is the typical requirement for a patient to enter hospice care?

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