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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 6, lack of oxygen to any major organ can induce what?
(a) Dementia.
(b) Shock.
(c) Obtundation.
(d) Cellular aging.

2. What is the title of Chapter 4 of the book?
(a) "The Malevolence of Cancer."
(b) “Alzheimer’s Disease.”
(c) “Lessons Learned.”
(d) “Doors to Death of the Aged.”

3. What is the third of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) Hypertention.
(b) Decreased resistance to infection.
(c) Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.
(d) Transient ischemic attack.

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, James McCarty was the picture of what when he was admitted to the university hospital?
(a) A middle-aged working man.
(b) A toned athlete.
(c) A decrepit old man.
(d) An overweight workaholic.

5. According to the author in Chapter 7, the combination of accidents, suicide, and euthanasia comprise one of the foremost causes of death in those under what age?
(a) 65.
(b) 56.
(c) 77.
(d) 44.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lewis Thomas born?

2. What term from Chapter 7 refers to less than full mental capacity in a medical patient?

3. What was the name of the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked when James McCarty was admitted?

4. How did Katie Mason die, according to the author in Chapter 6?

5. Harold Bliss was the first documented case of death by what means?

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