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

2. How does Gawande characterize the corpse he was given to work with, his first semester of medical school?
(a) Tough.
(b) Juicy.
(c) Leathery.
(d) Stringy.

3. What was Lazaroff’s response to Gawande’s insistence?
(a) He became adamant about doing everything.
(b) He said that he trusted in God to protect him.
(c) He said that he trusted the doctors.
(d) He said he was looking forward to seeing his wife in heaven.

4. How does Gawande characterize both Lazaroff and the doctors?
(a) Desperate.
(b) Faithful.
(c) Delusional.
(d) Miserable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize his grandfather Sitaram Gawande’s elder years?

2. What does Ivan Ilych die of?

3. What does Gawande say drives youth to seek their own opportunities as opposed to caring for their elders?

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

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

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