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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the protagonist’s profession in The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby?
(a) Miner.
(b) Rancher.
(c) Chimney-sweep
(d) Fisherman.

2. According to the author in Chapter 10, contemporary medicine is responsible for the five-year remission rate of childhood leukemia now being nearly what percent?
(a) 75%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 30%.

3. Who is quoted with the following statement in Chapter 6: “Man is an obligate aerobe”?
(a) Hippocrates.
(b) Plato.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Herodotus.

4. The medical etymology of the term cancer can be traced back to the days of whom, according to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 10?
(a) Herodotus.
(b) Hippocrates.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.

5. A person’s heart rate does what annually as they age, according to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3?
(a) Begins to stagger.
(b) Remains stagnant.
(c) Decreases.
(d) Increases.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3, heart muscle and brain cells are unable to do what?

2. In examining the “Near-Death Experience” in Chapter 6, Dr. Nuland presents statistics from the case studies of what psychologist?

3. What refers to systematic study of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific cellular processes leave behind?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3 of the book?

5. What is the title of Chapter 10?

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