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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Remains of the Author.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is 'water reduction'?
(a) A form of preserving tissue.
(b) A way to accelerate decomposition.
(c) A form of tissue digestion.
(d) A way to save samples for study.

2. Why are surgeons nervous, according to Mary Roach?
(a) They only have a limited number of attempts to work with cadavers.
(b) Because they are working with human remains.
(c) They are superstitious.
(d) They are usually timed.

3. How does Theresa, the attendant, say she copes with working with cadavers?
(a) She tells herself again and again that they wanted this.
(b) She thinks of them as being made of wax.
(c) She tells herself that she's practicing so she can get it right when it matters.
(d) She tells herself the story of the person's life.

4. What are researchers trying to determine by studying impacts?
(a) How to design helmets.
(b) How much force a soldier can withstand.
(c) How to prevent side-impact injuries.
(d) How rescue techniques can save lives.

5. What does Mary Roach say is the least acceptable thing you can do with a cadaver?
(a) Drop it out of a plane.
(b) Shoot it.
(c) Blow it up.
(d) Lose it in the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mary Roach say patients were better off ignoring doctors' advice?

2. Who is UM006?

3. What was Marlene DeMaio using cadavers to test?

4. What is objectification, according to Mary Roach?

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

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