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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Dr. Nuland’s brother?
(a) Harvey Nuland.
(b) Roger Nuland.
(c) Robert Nuland.
(d) Edmond Nuland.

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

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) Loss of vision.
(d) A pain in his right knee.

4. Of what does Horace Giddens eventually die in the play discussed in Chapter 2?
(a) Chemotherapy.
(b) Cellular aging.
(c) Cardiogenic shock.
(d) Hypertension.

5. When were electrocardiograms invented?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1920.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the first correctly diagnosed myocardial infarction occur?

2. A person’s heart rate does what annually as they age, according to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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