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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author claims in the Epilogue, “I will not allow a specialist to decide” what?
(a) “How to begin treatment.”
(b) “When to let go.”
(c) “When to begin treatment.”
(d) “Who lives and who dies.”

2. How tall was Robert DeMatteis?
(a) 6'3".
(b) 6'1".
(c) 5’4”.
(d) 5’8”.

3. What is the first of the three main stages of HIV?
(a) Clinical Latency.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Acute infection.
(d) Myocardial infarction.

4. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) "The Malevolence of Cancer."
(b) “Murder and Serenity.”
(c) “Doors to Death of the Aged.”
(d) “Three Score and Ten.”

5. What is the motto of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services?
(a) “Liberty, Health, and Freedom.”
(b) “Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America.”
(c) “Looking after the sick and injured.”
(d) “Looking after America’s Health.”

Short Answer Questions

1. The average virus is what fraction of the size of the average bacterium?

2. The author asserts in the Epilogue, “Between the lines of this book lies an unspoken plea for the resurrection of” what?

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?

4. When were electrocardiograms invented?

5. The author writes in the Epilogue, “A family grasps at a straw that comes in the form of” what?

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