1. What is the motto of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services?
(a) “Liberty, Health, and Freedom.”
(b) “Looking after the sick and injured.”
(c) “Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America.”
(d) “Looking after America’s Health.”

2. Robert DeMatteis’s determination to not lose what made him stand out in Dr. Nuland’s mind?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) The best part of himself.
(c) His positive outlook.
(d) His greatest talent.

3. Who is the protagonist of The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby?
(a) Rob.
(b) Mark.
(c) Tom.
(d) Jack.

4. Virology is a sub-specialty of what scientific study?
(a) Archeology.
(b) Microbiology.
(c) Neurology.
(d) Epidemiology.

5. Who first identified and named Alzheimer’s disease?
(a) Suzanne Alzheimer.
(b) Alois Alzheimer.
(c) Laura Alzheimer.
(d) Rebecca Alzheimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word used in Chapter 4 refers to a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging?

2. According to the Introduction author Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. is the literary editor of what periodical?

3. The electric energy that stimulates the heart occurs where?

4. In examining the “Near-Death Experience” in Chapter 6, Dr. Nuland presents statistics from the case studies of what psychologist?

5. What refers to any one of a number of viruses that infect bacteria?

(see the answer key)

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