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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time the book was written, Dr. Nuland claimed that nearly how many Americans would die every day of ischemia?
(a) 250.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 65.
(d) 820.

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

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

4. The author claims in the Introduction that “[t]he good death has become” what?
(a) “A treasure.”
(b) “A lottery.”
(c) “A myth.”
(d) “A wish.”

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

Short Answer 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?

2. What is the title of Chapter 4 of the book?

3. What poet is quoted by the author in the Introduction with the line, “Oh Lord, give each of us his own death”?

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

5. How many of the most common disease categories does the author intend to focus on, according to the Introduction?

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