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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 author when his mother died of cancer?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 19.
(d) 11.

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

3. James McCarty was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked after experiencing what?
(a) Loss of vision.
(b) Pressure in his chest and left side.
(c) Loss of hearing.
(d) A pain in his right knee.

4. At what age had Irv Lipsiner suffered a small heart attack, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) 64.
(b) 39.
(c) 78.
(d) 47.

5. Irv Lipsiner is described as an athlete and what in Chapter 1?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Stockbroker.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Fireman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Nuland relates that cardiac events are what, if discovered soon enough in Chapter 1?

2. What is the title of Chapter 1?

3. From what author does the following quote come that opens the Introduction: “… death hath ten thousand several doors / For men to make their exits”?

4. How many years had Dr. Nuland spent in the medical profession when How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter was published?

5. What does Dr. Nuland discuss that is also called also called coronary artery or coronary heart disease in Chapter 1?

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