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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does PCOD stand for in the text?
(a) Primary cause of disease.
(b) Primary cause of death.
(c) Primary cause of distress.
(d) Primary cause of dementia.

2. How much did Robert DeMatteis weigh, according to the author in Chapter 11?
(a) 185 lbs.
(b) 245 lbs.
(c) 150 lbs.
(d) 320 lbs.

3. When was Percival Pott born?
(a) 1839.
(b) 1714.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1653.

4. What word from Chapter 10 refers to the transference of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces?
(a) Metastasis.
(b) Metabolomics.
(c) Acute infection.
(d) Obtundation.

5. Robert DeMatteis was desperately afraid of what, according to the author in Chapter 11?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Dogs and other large animals.
(c) Medical personnel.
(d) Heights.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 12, “The Hippocratic philosophy of medicine declares that nothing should be more important to a physician than” what?

2. What term does the author use in the Epilogue to refer to a victory with such a devastating cost that it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately lead to defeat?

3. Incidents of tuberculosis in AIDS patients are said to be how many times greater than non-AIDS related cases?

4. What refers to the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct?

5. When was Lewis Thomas born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author begin Chapter 12? What does Dr. Nuland cite as his learning experiences in this chapter?

2. What is stated regarding the statistics of suicide in Chapter 7?

3. According to the author in Chapter 11, what is most often the influencing factor in treating the terminally ill?

4. What conclusions did John Seidman reach regarding death and the dying?

5. What did Dr. Nuland conclude of his decisions regarding his brother’s care in Chapter 11?

6. How do accidents, suicide, and euthanasia differ from other causes of death, according to the author in Chapter 7?

7. What does the author relate regarding one’s quality of life in the Epilogue?

8. How is the progression of AIDS described in Chapter 9?

9. What does the author assert regarding assisted suicide for the elderly in Chapter 7?

10. What does the author caution the reader against in Chapter 12? Why?

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