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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the term "La tubercule" (10) introlduced by Ambroise Pare?
(a) 15th century.
(b) 14th century.
(c) 16th century.
(d) 17th century.

2. At what sanatorium in Chapter 2, did patients carry their X-rays with them?
(a) The Magic Mountain.
(b) Saranac Lake.
(c) Rockhaven.
(d) Silvercrest.

3. What feeling does Sontag think in Chapter 1 that a disease arouses?
(a) Panic.
(b) Dread.
(c) Horror.
(d) Anxiety.

4. In Chapter 1, how does Sontag describe doctors' efforts to cure TB for a long time?
(a) Ineffective.
(b) Ineffectual.
(c) Incompetent.
(d) Inefficacious.

5. When did the Concourt brothers write about TB in their novel Madame Gervaisais?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1862.
(d) 1869.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of Sontag's book?

2. In Chapter 1, what words does Sontag use to describe the type of invasion cancer is?

3. How does Sontag say people with cancer might be treated by relatives and friends?

4. What does Sontag say about how cancer enters a person's life in Chapter 1?

5. How many organs can TB affect?

(see the answer key)

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