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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the number three killer of the elderly, according to the author in Chapter 4?
(a) Strokes.
(b) Acute infection.
(c) Cellular aging.
(d) AIDS.

2. What word used in Chapter 4 refers to a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging?
(a) Dementia.
(b) Metastasis.
(c) Aphasia.
(d) Obtundation.

3. What term, commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die?
(a) Metastasis.
(b) Aphasia.
(c) Transient ischemic attack.
(d) Myocardial infarction.

4. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3, heart muscle and brain cells are unable to do what?
(a) Fight disease.
(b) Die.
(c) Reproduce.
(d) Become infected.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The lower chambers of the human heart are referred to by what name?

2. What word does Dr. Nuland use in Chapter 4 to refer to an impairment of language ability?

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

4. Who first identified and named Alzheimer’s disease?

5. According to the author in Chapter 1, James McCarty was the picture of what when he was admitted to the university hospital?

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