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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. When did Father Armaillhac subject the Shroud of Turin to scientific study?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1931.

2. What does Mary Roach say funeral reform was driven by?
(a) Big business.
(b) Religion.
(c) Utilitarianism.
(d) Government regulation.

3. Why does Mary Roach decide not decide to give her body to The University of New Mexico?
(a) They do not study land mine mitigation with cadavers there.
(b) They do not plasticize tissues for study.
(c) They do not use bodies in ballistics tests.
(d) They do not articulate bodies into skeletons.

4. How did Barbet test his theory?
(a) By strapping volunteers to crosses.
(b) By laying Shrouds over a number of cadavers.
(c) By crucifying a cadaver.
(d) By hanging weights on cadavers on crosses.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Mary Roach describe plasticized organs?

3. Who was the 'father of anatomy'?

4. Who is Dennis Shanahan?

5. What percentage of bodies donated to science are used for anatomy lab lessons?

(see the answer key)

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