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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harold Bliss was the first documented case of death by what means?
(a) Automotive accident.
(b) Electrocution.
(c) Radiation exposure.
(d) Allergic reaction.

2. When did symptoms indicate that Ishmael Garcia’s lungs were infected?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1987.

3. What is the title of Chapter 11?
(a) “A Story of AIDS.”
(b) “Lessons Learned.”
(c) “Hope and the Cancer Patient.”
(d) “Alzheimer’s Disease.”

4. When was Lewis Thomas born?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1927.

5. What are the most common neurological problems associated with HIV?
(a) Schizophrenia and depression.
(b) Chronic depression and anxiety disorders.
(c) Advanced Alzheimer’s disease.
(d) AIDS dementia and toxoplasmosis.

6. 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.

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

8. What does Dr. Nuland say influenced the medical decisions he made in his brother's care in Chapter 11?
(a) Religion.
(b) Hope.
(c) Cost.
(d) Science.

9. Incidents of tuberculosis in AIDS patients are said to be how many times greater than non-AIDS related cases?
(a) 30.
(b) 140.
(c) 500.
(d) 360.

10. According to the author in Chapter 7, the combination of accidents, suicide, and euthanasia comprise one of the foremost causes of death in those under what age?
(a) 44.
(b) 77.
(c) 56.
(d) 65.

11. Where was Leo Tolstoy from?
(a) Norway.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

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

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

14. When was William Osler’s Ingersoll Lecture on the Immortality of Man published?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1946.

15. What is the protagonist’s profession in The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby?
(a) Rancher.
(b) Chimney-sweep
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Miner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first of the three main stages of HIV?

2. What is a common refrain of doctors and nurses in the treatment of the terminally ill, according to the author in Chapter 11?

3. The protagonist of The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby falls into a river after encountering what upper-class girl?

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

5. What is the title of Chapter 8 in the book?

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