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

2. What causes bloat in cadavers?
(a) Maggots.
(b) Release of stomach gases.
(c) Tissue decomposition.
(d) Bacteria digesting internal organs.

3. What does surgeon Marliena Marignani find difficult to work with?
(a) Feet.
(b) Faces.
(c) Torsos.
(d) Hands.

4. What does objectification provide surgeons with, in Mary Roach's account?
(a) Freedom from liability.
(b) Clear visualization.
(c) Control.
(d) Emotional distance.

5. What do researchers measure by creating typical scenarios?
(a) Age of the deceased.
(b) The deceased's health at death.
(c) Time of death.
(d) Cause of death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did 18th-century British schools get their cadavers?

2. What is objectification, according to Mary Roach?

3. How were early anatomists supposed to dispose of human remains?

4. What was Mary Roach surprised to learn about surgery?

5. Whom does Mary Roach say British surgeons began to dissect, when cadaver supply ran low?

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