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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Horace Giddens is a character in what play?
(a) A Long Day’s Journey into Night.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) The Maltese Falcon.
(d) The Little Foxes.

2. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 5, as the parts of the brain affected by Alzheimer's increase, eventually the awareness of one's surrounding will be lost, as will what?
(a) Critical thinking ability.
(b) Eyesight.
(c) Gross motor skills.
(d) Long term memory.

3. What does the character of Horace Giddens suffer from?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Alzheimer’s Disease.
(c) Exsanguination.
(d) Chronic heart disease.

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

5. What is the title of Chapter 4 of the book?
(a) “Doors to Death of the Aged.”
(b) “Lessons Learned.”
(c) “Alzheimer’s Disease.”
(d) "The Malevolence of Cancer."

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Nuland was in what year of his medical studies when he encountered James McCarty?

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

3. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3, the molecules in a living organism are what?

4. The author claims in the Introduction that “[t]he good death has become” what?

5. Where do Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. and his family currently live, according to the Introduction?

(see the answer key)

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