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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.”

2. A person’s heart rate does what annually as they age, according to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3?
(a) Decreases.
(b) Increases.
(c) Begins to stagger.
(d) Remains stagnant.

3. What word from Chapter 10 refers to the transference of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces?
(a) Acute infection.
(b) Obtundation.
(c) Metastasis.
(d) Metabolomics.

4. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3, the molecules in a living organism are what?
(a) Finite.
(b) Subject to mutation.
(c) Not subject to mutation.
(d) Infinite.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Horace Giddens is described by Dr. Nuland as what in Chapter 2?

2. What is the first of the four degrees of incoherence discussed in Chapter 5?

3. What refers to any one of a number of viruses that infect bacteria?

4. By what name does the author refer to his grandmother?

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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