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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. Where was Irv Lipsiner when he suffered from complete cardiac heart failure, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) In his home.
(b) At his office.
(c) A hiking trail.
(d) A tennis court.

4. 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) An overweight workaholic.
(c) A decrepit old man.
(d) A toned athlete.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does the author refer to his grandmother?

2. The human heart is enclosed in a double-walled protective sac called what?

3. What does the character of Horace Giddens suffer from?

4. Dr. Nuland states that in another era, death was determined by the lack of a heartbeat. Today, however, death is equated with what?

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

(see the answer key)

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