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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in the Introduction, “Everyone wants to know the details of dying, though few are willing to” what?
(a) “Ask the tough questions.”
(b) “Speculate.”
(c) “Investigate.”
(d) “Say so.”

2. The human embryonic heart begins beating at around how many days after conception?
(a) 7.
(b) 90.
(c) 21.
(d) 150.

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

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

5. Horace Giddens is a character in a play written by whom?
(a) Lillian Hellman.
(b) Phil Whiting.
(c) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(d) William Caxton.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. Horace Giddens is described by Dr. Nuland as what in Chapter 2?

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

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

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