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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Dr. Nuland use in Chapter 4 to refer to an impairment of language ability?
(a) Embolus.
(b) Aphasia.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Obtundation.

2. In examining the “Near-Death Experience” in Chapter 6, Dr. Nuland presents statistics from the case studies of what psychologist?
(a) G.J. Walker Smith, M.D.
(b) Dmitri Ivanovsky.
(c) William Caxton.
(d) Dr. Kenneth Ring.

3. What was the name of Dr. Nuland’s brother?
(a) Edmond Nuland.
(b) Harvey Nuland.
(c) Robert Nuland.
(d) Roger Nuland.

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

5. What is the number three killer of the elderly, according to the author in Chapter 4?
(a) Acute infection.
(b) Strokes.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Cellular aging.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Nuland was in what year of his medical studies when he encountered James McCarty?

2. What is the second of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?

3. What word from Chapter 6 refers to the fatal process of blood loss, to a degree sufficient to cause death?

4. What is the title of Chapter 1?

5. Where was William Osler born?

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