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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 — The Independent Self.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Alice Hobson when she was widowed?
(a) 41.
(b) 56.
(c) 72.
(d) 88.

3. What does Gawande say modernization replaced the veneration of family with?
(a) Veneration of cultural traditions.
(b) Veneration of the independent self.
(c) Veneration of prosperity.
(d) Veneration of religious figures.

4. What was the average number of children per family in the mid-1800s, and what was it by 1900?
(a) 5; 5.
(b) 6; 4.
(c) 9; 2.
(d) 7; 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych die of?

2. How does Gawande characterize both Lazaroff and the doctors?

3. Who wrote The Death of Ivan Ilych?

4. What was Gawande’s father’s profession?

5. When did Gawande’s father become a U.S. citizen?

(see the answer key)

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