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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a common refrain of doctors and nurses in the treatment of the terminally ill, according to the author in Chapter 11?
(a) “Because I didn't want to take away his only hope.”
(b) “Treat the family and the patient.”
(c) “Treat the patient. Not the disease.”
(d) “Because I believed he would live.”

2. What is the third of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) Decreased resistance to infection.
(b) Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.
(c) Transient ischemic attack.
(d) Hypertention.

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

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) “Speculate.”
(c) “Investigate.”
(d) “Ask the tough questions.”

5. What word from Chapter 10 refers to any abnormal new growth of tissue, or tumor?
(a) Aphasia.
(b) Neoplasm.
(c) Pandemic.
(d) Embolus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time?

2. How many of the most common disease categories does the author intend to focus on, according to the Introduction?

3. What is the title of Chapter 10?

4. What Latin term does the author use to describe the “art of dying” in the Introduction?

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

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