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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The human heart is enclosed in a double-walled protective sac called what?
(a) The pericardium.
(b) The septum.
(c) The aphasia.
(d) The neoplasm.

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

3. What poet is quoted by the author in the Introduction with the line, “Oh Lord, give each of us his own death”?
(a) Dr. Kenneth Ring.
(b) Charles Kingsley.
(c) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(d) Hippocrates.

4. The electric energy that stimulates the heart occurs where?
(a) The atria.
(b) The atrioventricular node.
(c) The ventricles.
(d) The sinoatrial node.

5. What was the profession of James McCarty?
(a) A plumber.
(b) A construction executive.
(c) A real estate agent.
(d) An auto mechanic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the third of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?

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

4. What is the second of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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