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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dr. Nuland’s grandmother eventually die from?
(a) Asphyxia.
(b) A stroke.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Myocardial infarction.

2. Where do Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. and his family currently live, according to the Introduction?
(a) Utica, New York.
(b) Hamden, Connecticut.
(c) Augusta, Maine.
(d) Providence, Rhode Island.

3. When did the first correctly diagnosed myocardial infarction occur?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1893.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The electric energy that stimulates the heart occurs where?

2. How old was James McCarty when he was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked?

3. What refers to the process by which the ability to grow new cells or perform exchanges in muscle, cells, or molecules becomes impossible?

4. At what age had Irv Lipsiner suffered a small heart attack, according to the author in Chapter 1?

5. What refers to a thick wall of muscle separating the right side and the left side of the heart?

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