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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 — Dependence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Gawande say he started to write about medical issues?
(a) Surgical residency.
(b) During a sabbatical.
(c) In college.
(d) First year of medical school.

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

3. What was the event that triggered a readjustment in Felix Silverstone’s life?
(a) His wife lost her vision.
(b) He was diagnosed with cancer.
(c) His wife’s eardrum burst.
(d) He had a heart attack.

4. What does Gawande say drives youth to seek their own opportunities as opposed to caring for their elders?
(a) Political conflict.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Emigration.
(d) Famine.

5. How does Gawande characterize the “newest view” about why we age (32)?
(a) Aging is based on economic class.
(b) Aging is a sum of wear and tear.
(c) Aging is environmentally determined.
(d) Aging is genetically programmed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize the plot of a person’s health for most of history?

2. What was the alternative Lazaroff was offered beside surgery?

3. According to James Vaupel’s research, how much of your parents’ lifespans determines your own?

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

5. What was the default option for poor elderly people in the time of Mabel’s study?

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