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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Researches into the Physical History of Man published?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1775.
(d) 1813.

2. In what year was Ishmael Garcia discovered to have contracted meningitis and several bacterial infections, according to the author in Chapter 8?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1985.

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

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

5. Where was William Osler born?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Canada.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the woman that the author described having operated on for early-stage breast cancer in the Introduction?

2. What is the title of Chapter 7?

3. Harold Bliss was how old when he died?

4. What is the motto of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services?

5. What is the title of Chapter 8 in the book?

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