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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. 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) 65.
(d) 56.

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

3. What is Chapter 9’s title in the book?
(a) “Murder and Serenity.”
(b) “The Life of a Virus and the Death of a Man.”
(c) “A Valentine—and How it Fails.”
(d) “Doors to Death of the Aged.”

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

5. AIDS was first recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in what year?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1986.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Ishmael Garcia have?

2. What does Dr. Nuland say influenced the medical decisions he made in his brother's care in Chapter 11?

3. What are the most common neurological problems associated with HIV?

4. What is the third of the three main stages of HIV?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are most often the immediate causes of death in cancer patients, according to the author in Chapter 10?

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

3. What case study does the author cite in discussing AIDS and HIV in the beginning of Chapter 8?

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

5. What does the author state regarding dignity in death in the Epilogue?

6. What is the central message in Chapter 12? How is hope related to this message?

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

8. How much money goes into the study of HIV, according to the author in Chapter 8? What have been the results of those studies?

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

10. Why does the author use chimney sweeps as an example in Chapter 10?

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