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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what author does the following quote come that opens the Introduction: “… death hath ten thousand several doors / For men to make their exits”?
(a) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(b) Phil Whiting.
(c) John Webster.
(d) Harvey Nuland.

2. What medical procedure did Dr. Nuland perform on James McCarty, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) A menisectomy.
(b) A thoracotomy.
(c) A lobotomy.
(d) A vasectomy.

3. The author claims in the Introduction that “[t]he good death has become” what?
(a) “A myth.”
(b) “A wish.”
(c) “A lottery.”
(d) “A treasure.”

4. Into how many main chambers is the human heart divided?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

5. At what age had Irv Lipsiner suffered a small heart attack, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) 47.
(b) 64.
(c) 39.
(d) 78.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was James McCarty when he was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked?

2. Horace Giddens is described by Dr. Nuland as what in Chapter 2?

3. What does the character of Horace Giddens suffer from?

4. All but how many names were changed in the stories shared by the author in How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter?

5. What was the profession of James McCarty?

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