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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Nuland was in what year of his medical studies when he encountered James McCarty?
(a) His third year.
(b) His sixth year.
(c) His seventh year.
(d) His first year.

2. According to the author in the Introduction, “Everyone wants to know the details of dying, though few are willing to” what?
(a) “Ask the tough questions.”
(b) “Speculate.”
(c) “Investigate.”
(d) “Say so.”

3. 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 decrepit old man.
(c) A toned athlete.
(d) An overweight workaholic.

4. What poet is quoted by the author in the Introduction with the line, “Oh Lord, give each of us his own death”?
(a) Charles Kingsley.
(b) Dr. Kenneth Ring.
(c) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(d) Hippocrates.

5. Where was Irv Lipsiner when he suffered from complete cardiac heart failure, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) At his office.
(b) A tennis court.
(c) A hiking trail.
(d) In his home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the woman that the author described having operated on for early-stage breast cancer in the Introduction?

2. Who was the first physician to correctly diagnose myocardial infarction?

3. Dr. Nuland states that in another era, death was determined by the lack of a heartbeat. Today, however, death is equated with what?

4. James McCarty was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked after experiencing what?

5. Where do Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. and his family currently live, according to the Introduction?

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