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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. The medical etymology of the term cancer can be traced back to the days of whom, according to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 10?
2. What word in Chapter 7 refers to a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally?
3. What is the title of Chapter 7?
4. What is the title of Chapter 10?
5. The word “virus” derives from the Latin “virus,” which means what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the underlying influence for a person’s capacity for hope when facing terminal disease, according to the author in Chapter 11?
2. What conclusions did John Seidman reach regarding death and the dying?
3. How would you characterize the language of How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter?
4. How does the author describe the development of HIV and AIDS knowledge in the medical community in Chapter 8?
5. How do accidents, suicide, and euthanasia differ from other causes of death, according to the author in Chapter 7?
6. What did Dr. Nuland conclude of his decisions regarding his brother’s care in Chapter 11?
7. What made Robert DeMatteis memorable to Dr. Nuland as a patient?
8. How are viruses spread? What does the author use as an example in Chapter 9?
9. How is the etymology of cancer related to its progression as a disease?
10. How does the author begin Chapter 12? What does Dr. Nuland cite as his learning experiences in this chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the major viruses affecting humankind as well as the discovery of the virus and its components. When was the first virus discovered? How? How do viruses replicate? What are common, nonlethal viruses? What are the most deadly viruses?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the seven primary causes of death among the elderly, as presented in Chapter 4. Which of these causes is number one? Have the statistics for these causes changed since the publication of the book? According to the author, these seven causes will kill what percentage of the elderly population?
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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