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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is quoted with the following statement in Chapter 6: “Man is an obligate aerobe”?
(a) Plato.
(b) Herodotus.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Hippocrates.

2. What was the name of Dr. Nuland’s brother?
(a) Edmond Nuland.
(b) Roger Nuland.
(c) Robert Nuland.
(d) Harvey Nuland.

3. While in the midst of doing his admission paperwork, Dr. Nuland observed James McCarty begin to do what, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) Tap his feet rapidly.
(b) Convulse and shout.
(c) Sweat and cry.
(d) Scratch his arms intensely.

4. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) "The Malevolence of Cancer."
(b) “A Valentine—and How it Fails.”
(c) “Alzheimer’s Disease.”
(d) "Accidents, Suicide, and Euthanasia."

5. How old was the author when his mother died of cancer?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 19.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What medical procedure did Dr. Nuland perform on James McCarty, according to the author in Chapter 1?

3. When were electrocardiograms invented?

4. 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?

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

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