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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to the process by which the ability to grow new cells or perform exchanges in muscle, cells, or molecules becomes impossible?
(a) Metastasis.
(b) Hypertension.
(c) Exsanguination.
(d) Cellular aging.

2. When was The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby published?
(a) 1824.
(b) 1863.
(c) 1883.
(d) 1918.

3. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3, heart muscle and brain cells are unable to do what?
(a) Fight disease.
(b) Die.
(c) Become infected.
(d) Reproduce.

4. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3, the molecules in a living organism are what?
(a) Infinite.
(b) Subject to mutation.
(c) Finite.
(d) Not subject to mutation.

5. How did Katie Mason die, according to the author in Chapter 6?
(a) She had AIDS.
(b) She had an aneurysm.
(c) She had cancer.
(d) She was murdered.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 6, lack of oxygen to any major organ can induce what?

2. How old was Dr. Nuland’s grandmother when he was born?

3. What is the protagonist’s profession in The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby?

4. How old was Katie Mason when she died?

5. The protagonist of The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby falls into a river after encountering what upper-class girl?

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