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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what author does the following quote come that opens the Introduction: “… death hath ten thousand several doors / For men to make their exits”?
(a) Phil Whiting.
(b) John Webster.
(c) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(d) Harvey Nuland.

2. 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.

3. Horace Giddens is described by Dr. Nuland as what in Chapter 2?
(a) “The Everyman.”
(b) “The Wonderman.”
(c) “The Onlyman.”
(d) “The Superman.”

4. What is the motto of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services?
(a) “Looking after America’s Health.”
(b) “Looking after the sick and injured.”
(c) “Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America.”
(d) “Liberty, Health, and Freedom.”

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author in the Introduction, “Everyone wants to know the details of dying, though few are willing to” what?

3. Where does author Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. teach surgery and the history of medicine, according to the book’s Introduction?

4. Of what does Horace Giddens eventually die in the play discussed in Chapter 2?

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

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