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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time the book was written, Dr. Nuland claimed that nearly how many Americans would die every day of ischemia?
(a) 820.
(b) 65.
(c) 250.
(d) 1,500.

2. The lower chambers of the human heart are referred to by what name?
(a) Plasmid.
(b) Atria.
(c) Embolus.
(d) Ventricles.

3. How many years had Dr. Nuland spent in the medical profession when How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter was published?
(a) Over 40.
(b) Over 30.
(c) Over 20.
(d) Over 50.

4. What does the character of Horace Giddens suffer from?
(a) Chronic heart disease.
(b) Exsanguination.
(c) Alzheimer’s Disease.
(d) AIDS.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age did Dr. Nuland’s grandmother emigrate from Europe to the United States?

3. According to the author in Chapter 1, James McCarty was the picture of what when he was admitted to the university hospital?

4. Irv Lipsiner is described as an athlete and what in Chapter 1?

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

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