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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. Where was Leo Tolstoy from?

2. How much did Robert DeMatteis weigh, according to the author in Chapter 11?

3. What was written in Robert DeMatteis’s epitaph, according to the author in Chapter 11?

4. What is the title of Chapter 12?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What problems and diseases are associated with those infected with AIDS, according to the author in Chapter 9?

7. What made Robert DeMatteis memorable to Dr. Nuland as a patient?

8. What author does Dr. Nuland cite in Chapter 12? Why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the works of William Osler and Lewis Thomas. What theories and philosophies did these individuals present? What were the Ingersoll Lectures? Why does the author view the philosophies of William Osler and Lewis Thomas to be deceiving?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact of the electrocardiogram on modern medicine and treatment. What developments have been made in the past 20 years? What other tests are commonly used today to detect heart muscle damage? How effective are each of these diagnostic tests?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization. How is “death” defined by each of these organizations? How must death be accounted for? Why does Dr. Nuland refer to death as having been turned into a bureaucracy?

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