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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. How did Gawande’s grandfather and his wife avoid starving to death as newlyweds?
(a) They appealed to a wealth uncle who bailed them out.
(b) They came to America and worked their way up.
(c) They harvested a bumper crop that paid their debts.
(d) They speculated in land and their gamble paid off.

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

3. What does Gawande say has increased along with our reluctance to honestly examine the experience of aging and dying?
(a) The indifference caretakers can feel.
(b) The sterility family members feel in the face of their loved ones dying.
(c) The compassion doctors can show.
(d) The cruelty we inflict on people.

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

5. How does Gawande characterize the new developments in medicine, in talking about the case of Lazaroff?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Cruelty.
(c) Torture.
(d) Blind groping

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Gawande say he and his fellow doctors hoped to do for Joseph Lazaroff?

4. How much of the population does Gawande say was over 65 in 1790?

5. How much of the population does Gawande say is over 65 in Germany, Italy and Japan in 2017?

(see the answer key)

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