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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 50.
(b) Over 30.
(c) Over 40.
(d) Over 20.

2. What refers to a thick wall of muscle separating the right side and the left side of the heart?
(a) The neoplasm.
(b) The septum.
(c) The embolus.
(d) The stigma.

3. James McCarty was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked after experiencing what?
(a) Pressure in his chest and left side.
(b) Loss of hearing.
(c) Loss of vision.
(d) A pain in his right knee.

4. What does Dr. Nuland discuss that is also called also called coronary artery or coronary heart disease in Chapter 1?
(a) Alzheimer’s disease.
(b) Hodgkinson’s disease.
(c) Corollary heart disease.
(d) Ischemic heart disease.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When were electrocardiograms invented?

4. What was the name of the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked when James McCarty was admitted?

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

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