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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Just a Head.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do researchers monitor at the University of Tennessee?
(a) Origins and movements of tissues.
(b) Stages of chemical composition.
(c) The moment of death of tissues.
(d) Family origins of cadavers.

2. What was Lowden threatened with if he fired upon cadaver legs?
(a) Arrest.
(b) Court martial.
(c) Discharge.
(d) Defunding.

3. How does Mary Roach characterize the brain?
(a) As the location of the soul.
(b) As the seat of consciousness.
(c) As the last thing to die.
(d) As the heart of the soul.

4. What did people believe they might do with severed heads?
(a) Commune.
(b) Measure impressions.
(c) Commiserate.
(d) Communicate.

5. How does Mary Roach characterize the second stage of decay in a cadaver?
(a) Skin sloughing off, with maggots beneath the surface.
(b) Persistence of putrescent odor.
(c) Liquidation of internal organs.
(d) Bloat with large numbers of maggots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary Roach say is the least acceptable thing you can do with a cadaver?

2. What do the students call the viscous liquid that comes from the cadaver's mouth?

3. How long does the bloat stage of decomposition last?

4. Who do researchers help with their work at the University of Tennessee?

5. How does Mary Roach describe the possibility of testing for consciousness in severed heads?

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