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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Life After Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who permitted anatomists to cut open executed criminals, in Mary Roach's account?
(a) Alcibiades.
(b) Nero.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Ptolemy I.

2. What does Marliena Marignani say is the advantage of working on cadavers?
(a) They do not bleed.
(b) They cannot sue for malpractice.
(c) They let you try the procedure over and over again.
(d) She does not have to interact with them.

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

4. What does Mary Roach say surgeons operated without before the 1800s?
(a) Anesthesia.
(b) Training.
(c) Assistants.
(d) Accurate medical knowledge.

5. How were surgeons promoted before the 1800s?
(a) By merit.
(b) By seniority.
(c) By nepotism.
(d) By lottery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the 'father of anatomy' dissect?

2. What other advantage does Marliena Marignani say comes from working on cadavers?

3. Who is Hugh Patterson?

4. What do researchers monitor at the University of Tennessee?

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

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