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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 — Things Fall Apart.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were retirement communities popularized in the U.S.?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1970s.

2. How much of the population does Gawande say is over 65 in Germany, Italy and Japan in 2017?
(a) More than 24%.
(b) More than 28%.
(c) More than 26%.
(d) More than 20%.

3. What does Gawande say is the greatest threat elderly people face?
(a) Blindness.
(b) Heart attacks.
(c) Choking.
(d) Falling.

4. How does Gawande characterize the state of the medical profession in the face of scientific advances that prolonged life and made dying a medical decision?
(a) Partners.
(b) Reactive.
(c) Unprepared.
(d) Leading by example.

5. How does Gawande characterize family expectations, in regard to caring for elders?
(a) Business.
(b) Duty.
(c) Shackles.
(d) Sacred obligation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize his exposure to death and the dying as a child?

2. Where did Del Webb, who popularized the term “retirement community” build his first development?

3. How does Gawande characterize the new developments in medicine, in talking about the case of Lazaroff?

4. How does Gawande characterize the decline of health for people with “chronic illnesses—emphysema, liver disease, and congestive heart failure”?

5. What does Ivan Ilych die of?

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