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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the profession of James McCarty?
(a) An auto mechanic.
(b) A plumber.
(c) A real estate agent.
(d) A construction executive.

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

3. Where does author Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. teach surgery and the history of medicine, according to the book’s Introduction?
(a) Yale College.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Stanford University.

4. How many of the most common disease categories does the author intend to focus on, according to the Introduction?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

5. All but how many names were changed in the stories shared by the author in How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What medical procedure did Dr. Nuland perform on James McCarty, according to the author in Chapter 1?

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

3. What is the title of Chapter 1?

4. At the time the book was written, Dr. Nuland claimed that nearly how many Americans would die every day of ischemia?

5. At what age was Irv Lipsiner when he suffered complete cardiac heart failure, according to the author in Chapter 1?

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