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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 did the army hope for the 30-caliber rifle?
(a) That it would have the same stopping power as the 45-caliber.
(b) That with new bullets, it would be more destructive than the 45-caliber.
(c) That it would kill from a greater distance than the 45-caliber.
(d) That it would be deadlier than the 45-caliber.

2. The University of Tennessee Medical Center is the home to the only facility that does what?
(a) Trade in cadaver tissues.
(b) Field research on human body decay.
(c) Cadaver reanimation.
(d) Return stolen cadavers to their graves.

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

4. How does Mary Roach describe the possibility of testing for consciousness in severed heads?
(a) Promising.
(b) Perverse.
(c) Fascinating.
(d) Ghastly.

5. What were the results of Le Grande's tests?
(a) The 45-caliber rifle was more effective than the 30.
(b) The 30-caliber rifle was deadlier than the 45.
(c) The test was inconclusive.
(d) The 30-caliber rifle was more effective than the 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a 'temporary stretch cavity'?

2. How were Civil War soldiers treated when they died, in Mary Roach's account?

3. How does Mary Roach explain the results of Le Grande's tests?

4. How does the army avoid telling families what they use cadavers for?

5. How does Mary Roach characterize the third stage of decay in a cadaver?

(see the answer key)

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