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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 class does Mary Roach attend in order to talk with surgeons who worked on decapitated heads?
(a) Wound repair.
(b) Blunt force damage.
(c) Face lift refresher.
(d) Brain trauma.

2. What position is UM006 placed in for the study?
(a) Sprawling.
(b) Lying down.
(c) Fetal.
(d) Driving.

3. What does UM006 fall onto?
(a) A dashboard.
(b) A cushion.
(c) A steering wheel.
(d) The floor.

4. Why were skeletons no longer procured from there?
(a) Because the packing and labeling practices were poor.
(b) Authorities found out that children were being murdered for the trade.
(c) Because human rights groups objected.
(d) Because regulations were imposed on shipping human remains.

5. What was George Hay's 1888 proposal for human remains?
(a) Building material.
(b) Medical training.
(c) Fertilizer.
(d) Scientific study.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did injury analysis begin?

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

3. What does Mary Roach say is the least acceptable thing you can do with a cadaver?

4. What ingredient is used in water reduction?

5. In what field are animals used almost exclusively?

(see the answer key)

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