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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does the author use in the Epilogue to refer to a person who investigates and attempts to resolve complaints and problems?
(a) Confidant.
(b) Detective.
(c) Ombudsman.
(d) Busybody.

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

3. According to the author in Chapter 12, “The Hippocratic philosophy of medicine declares that nothing should be more important to a physician than” what?
(a) A continuous study of medicine.
(b) The best interests of the patient.
(c) The total curing of a disease.
(d) Treating only patients with insurance.

4. In what year was Ishmael Garcia discovered to have contracted meningitis and several bacterial infections, according to the author in Chapter 8?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1992.

5. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) “A Strangled Heart.”
(b) “Three Score and Ten.”
(c) "Accidents, Suicide, and Euthanasia."
(d) “The Life of a Virus and the Death of a Man.”

6. William Osler was one of the "Big Four" founding professors at what institution?
(a) St. Mark's Hospital.
(b) The Yale-New Haven Hospital.
(c) St. Joseph's Hospital.
(d) Johns Hopkins Hospital.

7. How many children did Ishmael Garcia have?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

8. The protagonist of The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby falls into a river after encountering what upper-class girl?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Nicole.
(c) Mary.
(d) Susan.

9. By what title is Hippocrates often referred?
(a) Ancient Rome’s official physician.
(b) The doctor of ancient Greece.
(c) The father of Western medicine.
(d) The ancient witchdoctor.

10. What is the title of Chapter 10?
(a) “Lessons Learned.”
(b) "The Malevolence of Cancer."
(c) “Doors to Death of the Aged.”
(d) "Accidents, Suicide, and Euthanasia."

11. Who is the protagonist of The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby?
(a) Jack.
(b) Rob.
(c) Tom.
(d) Mark.

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

13. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act in the United States, children under what age may not be employed?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

14. Where was William Osler born?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Canada.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Denmark.

15. Approximately when was Hippocrates born?
(a) 650 B.C.
(b) 460 B.C.
(c) 225 B.C.
(d) 115 A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in the Epilogue, “I am more interested in how a man lives than” what?

2. What profession did Robert DeMatteis have?

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

4. When was The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby published?

5. The author claims in the Epilogue, “I will not allow a specialist to decide” what?

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