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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What refers to the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time?
2. Into how many main chambers is the human heart divided?
3. How old was the author when his mother died of cancer?
4. From what author does the following quote come that opens the Introduction: “… death hath ten thousand several doors / For men to make their exits”?
5. When did the first correctly diagnosed myocardial infarction occur?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the processes universal to dying described by the author in his Introduction?
2. How does the author explain man’s need for oxygen in Chapter 6?
3. How are heart problems and heart disease diagnosed and predicted, according to the author in Chapter 2?
4. What does the author write of the “mystery” and “myth” of death in the Introduction?
5. How has the determination of death changed over time, according to the author in Chapter 2? What are Dr. Nuland’s conclusions of the determination of death?
6. What case study does the author cite in discussing death by murder in Chapter 6? How did this individual die?
7. What case study does the author use as an example in his discussion of Alzheimer’s in Chapter 5?
8. What does the author say in relation to the expectation of growing old in Chapter 4?
9. Who is Horace Giddens and how is he described by the author?
10. What differences does the author cite between the young and the old in dealing with the seven causes of death in Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Lillian Hellman’s play, The Little Foxes, and specifically the character of Horace Giddens. How is Giddens’ character described in the play? Why is he discussed in How We Die? What three expected causes of death does the author describe for Horace Giddens?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the case study of Irv Lipsiner in Chapter 1. Why does Lipsiner stand apart as an anomaly? What was his history with heart problems? How did he recover from cardiac collapse?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss John Seidman’s experiences with death as discussed in Chapter 9. What did Seidman experience as he lost friends and family to AIDS and cancer? How did he describe the healing process that took place during the deaths of his loved ones? Have you experienced the death of a loved one? If so, how did your experience relate to those of Seidman?
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