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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to a type of white blood cell in the vertebrate immune system?
(a) Bacteriophage.
(b) Ventricles.
(c) Endorphins.
(d) Lymphocyte.

2. What word from Chapter 12 refers to a lack of effectiveness or success?
(a) Rigidity.
(b) Morality.
(c) Mimicry.
(d) Futility.

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

4. When was The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby published?
(a) 1824.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1883.

5. What refers to a DNA molecule that is separate from and can replicate independently of the chromosomal DNA?
(a) Embolus.
(b) Hemoglobin.
(c) Plasmid.
(d) Atria.

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

7. Virology is a sub-specialty of what scientific study?
(a) Archeology.
(b) Neurology.
(c) Microbiology.
(d) Epidemiology.

8. 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.

9. The medical etymology of the term cancer can be traced back to the days of whom, according to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 10?
(a) Herodotus.
(b) Plato.
(c) Hippocrates.
(d) Aristotle.

10. The author asserts in the Epilogue, “Between the lines of this book lies an unspoken plea for the resurrection of” what?
(a) “The family doctor.”
(b) “Prayer as medicine.”
(c) “Natural medicine.”
(d) “Healthy living.

11. It is suggested that Ishmael Garcia contracted HIV by what means?
(a) Drug use.
(b) Cutting himself on the subway.
(c) During a surgical procedure.
(d) Sexual intercourse.

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

13. The author states in the Epilogue, “For those who die and those who love them, a realistic expectation is the surest path to” what?
(a) “Tranquility.”
(b) “Resolution.”
(c) “Normality.”
(d) “Healing.”

14. The word “virus” derives from the Latin “virus,” which means what?
(a) Infection.
(b) Poison.
(c) Killer.
(d) Ailment.

15. 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.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby?

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

3. What word from Chapter 10 refers to any abnormal new growth of tissue, or tumor?

4. 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?

5. What is the title of Chapter 11?

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