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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the woman that the author described having operated on for early-stage breast cancer in the Introduction?
(a) 43.
(b) 35.
(c) 56.
(d) 29.

2. What does Dr. Nuland discuss that is also called also called coronary artery or coronary heart disease in Chapter 1?
(a) Ischemic heart disease.
(b) Corollary heart disease.
(c) Hodgkinson’s disease.
(d) Alzheimer’s disease.

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

4. What medical procedure did Dr. Nuland perform on James McCarty, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) A vasectomy.
(b) A menisectomy.
(c) A lobotomy.
(d) A thoracotomy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the most common disease categories does the author intend to focus on, according to the Introduction?

2. What poet is quoted by the author in the Introduction with the line, “Oh Lord, give each of us his own death”?

3. While in the midst of doing his admission paperwork, Dr. Nuland observed James McCarty begin to do what, according to the author in Chapter 1?

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

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

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