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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irv Lipsiner is described as an athlete and what in Chapter 1?
(a) Stockbroker.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Fireman.
(d) Lawyer.

2. How old was James McCarty when he was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked?
(a) 35.
(b) 18.
(c) 52.
(d) 43.

3. Dr. Nuland theorizes that 85% of the aging population will die from one of seven primary causes, which he refers to as what in Chapter 4?
(a) The seven horsemen of death.
(b) The Grim Reaper’s seven sons.
(c) The seven doors to the afterlife.
(d) The seven knives of doom.

4. At the time the book was written, Dr. Nuland claimed that nearly how many Americans would die every day of ischemia?
(a) 250.
(b) 820.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 65.

5. According to the author in Chapter 4, whereas a young person might have been able to fight off or change the course of illness, the elderly are attacked when the body's parts-replacement process is what?
(a) No longer functioning.
(b) At its weakest.
(c) In overdrive.
(d) At its limit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Katie Mason when she died?

2. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3, the molecules in a living organism are what?

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

4. William Osler was one of the "Big Four" founding professors at what institution?

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

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