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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What medical procedure did Dr. Nuland perform on James McCarty, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) A vasectomy.
(b) A menisectomy.
(c) A lobotomy.
(d) A thoracotomy.

2. What does PCOD stand for in the text?
(a) Primary cause of dementia.
(b) Primary cause of disease.
(c) Primary cause of death.
(d) Primary cause of distress.

3. Dr. Nuland compares the metabolic changes of aging to what in Chapter 3?
(a) The parts-replacement capability in a machine.
(b) A truck rusting in the field.
(c) A decaying piece of fruit.
(d) A computer becoming obsolete.

4. What does Dr. Nuland discuss that is also called also called coronary artery or coronary heart disease in Chapter 1?
(a) Corollary heart disease.
(b) Hodgkinson’s disease.
(c) Ischemic heart disease.
(d) Alzheimer’s disease.

5. Dr. Nuland relates that cardiac events are what, if discovered soon enough in Chapter 1?
(a) “Officially treatable.”
(b) “Eminently treatable.”
(c) “Technically treatable.”
(d) “Physically treatable.”

Short Answer Questions

1. It is suggested that Ishmael Garcia contracted HIV by what means?

2. What is the title of Chapter 7?

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

4. What is Chapter 9’s title in the book?

5. When was Researches into the Physical History of Man published?

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