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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Dead Man Driving.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the bloat stage of decomposition last?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) A week.
(d) Two weeks.

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

3. Why does technology emulate the smell of dead bodies?
(a) To study the receptors in flies and other insects.
(b) To attract flies to be studied.
(c) For theme parks and haunted houses.
(d) To train dogs to find bodies.

4. What kinds of injuries have cadavers helped scientists understand?
(a) Face injuries.
(b) Broken bones.
(c) Organ injuries.
(d) Brain and central nervous system injuries.

5. Who do researchers help with their work at the University of Tennessee?
(a) Cancer research.
(b) Families.
(c) Criminal investigations.
(d) Raw science.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mary Roach characterize the first stage of decay in a cadaver?

2. What does UM006 wear for the study?

3. In what field are animals used almost exclusively?

4. What does Mary Roach say surgeons operated without before the 1800s?

5. What did Mary Roach attend at UCSF?

(see the answer key)

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