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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Nuland relates that cardiac events are what, if discovered soon enough in Chapter 1?
(a) “Eminently treatable.”
(b) “Physically treatable.”
(c) “Officially treatable.”
(d) “Technically treatable.”

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

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

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

5. At what age did Dr. Nuland’s grandmother emigrate from Europe to the United States?
(a) 51.
(b) 20.
(c) 44.
(d) 54.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What fifteenth century printer is quoted in the Introduction as having described the art of dying as “the craft for to deye for the helthe of mannessowle”?

3. Who was the first physician to correctly diagnose myocardial infarction?

4. The human embryonic heart begins beating at around how many days after conception?

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

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