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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Cadaver Who Joined the Army.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Shanahan cope with his work?
(a) By working to get justice in bombing cases.
(b) By focusing on parts.
(c) By sticking to protocols.
(d) By grieving with colleagues.

2. Why does neurologist Dennis Tobin believe people fall down when shot?
(a) Because the force of even a small caliber shot is disorienting.
(b) Because well-placed shots can destroy nerve centers.
(c) Because the body's electrochemical balance is thrown off.
(d) Because the brain registers the wound and shuts down momentarily.

3. Why is Shanahan not afraid of air travel?
(a) Because he has faith in people and their systems.
(b) Because crashes typically happen at takeoff and are survivable.
(c) Because crashes are extremely rare.
(d) Because he has to travel a great deal.

4. What does evidence suggest killed the passengers on TWA Flight 800?
(a) Fragmentation.
(b) Ground impact.
(c) Fire.
(d) Water impact.

5. What evidence does Shanahan use to come to this conclusion?
(a) Fragmented bodies.
(b) Bodies without clothes.
(c) Burns.
(d) Torn aortas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, in Mary Roach's account, is cadaver research compelling?

2. What does Dennis Shanahan normally investigate?

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

4. When are apes more useful than cadavers in studies?

5. What does UM006 fall onto?

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