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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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) 60%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 75%.

5. What word from Chapter 6 refers to the fatal process of blood loss, to a degree sufficient to cause death?
(a) Dementia.
(b) Asphyxia.
(c) Exsanguination.
(d) Metastasis.

Short Answer Questions

1. A person’s heart rate does what annually as they age, according to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3?

2. When was The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby published?

3. What word from Chapter 6 refers to the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of humans?

4. By what name does the author refer to his grandmother?

5. What is the title of Chapter 10?

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