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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the most common disease categories does the author intend to focus on, according to the Introduction?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

2. AIDS was first recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in what year?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1986.

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

4. How old was Robert DeMatteis, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) 49.
(b) 63.
(c) 38.
(d) 56.

5. Robert DeMatteis’s determination to not lose what made him stand out in Dr. Nuland’s mind?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His positive outlook.
(c) The best part of himself.
(d) His greatest talent.

Short Answer 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?

2. Virology is a sub-specialty of what scientific study?

3. In what year was Alzheimer’s disease properly identified?

4. What does TIA stand for?

5. Who is the protagonist of The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby?

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