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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the title of Chapter 1?
(a) "The Malevolence of Cancer."
(b) “A Strangled Heart.”
(c) "Accidents, Suicide, and Euthanasia."
(d) “Doors to Death of the Aged.”

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

4. How old was Dr. Nuland’s grandmother when he was born?
(a) 78.
(b) 61.
(c) 68.
(d) 56.

5. Where does author Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. teach surgery and the history of medicine, according to the book’s Introduction?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Yale College.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the number three killer of the elderly, according to the author in Chapter 4?

4. What was the name of Dr. Nuland’s brother?

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

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