View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Pain Tours (I)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick" (37)?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Adam Smith.
(c) Susan Sontag.
(d) Thomas Huxley.

2. What does the author describe writing papers about when she began graduate school in "Morphology of the Hit"?
(a) The practice of organization.
(b) The practice of medical writing.
(c) The practice of rereading.
(d) The practice of empathy.

3. What nineteenth-century biologist is quoted in "Devil's Bait" with the words, "Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing" (55)?
(a) Thomas Huxley.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Susan Sontag.
(d) Adam Smith.

4. About how long are the scripts for medical actors, according to the author in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 5-6 pages.
(b) 15-20 pages.
(c) 10-12 pages.
(d) 2-3 pages.

5. What was stolen from the author when she was punched?
(a) Her wallet and camera.
(b) Her phone and bookbag.
(c) Her books.
(d) Her watch and ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Theory of Moral Sentiments?

2. Where did Leslie Jamison earn her Ph.D. in English literature?

3. What does the author describe winning in the conference lottery in "Devil's Bait"?

4. What is said to be the busiest land border in the world in "La Frontera"?

5. Who is the founder and guide of the Gang Tour, according to the author in "Pain Tours (I)"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 259 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample