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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Ishmael Garcia discovered to have contracted meningitis and several bacterial infections, according to the author in Chapter 8?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1985.

2. Where was William Osler born?
(a) Canada.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Denmark.

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

4. According to the author in Chapter 8, what percentage of the National Institutes of Health approximately $9 billion budget goes to the study of HIV?
(a) 15%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 5%.

5. When did symptoms indicate that Ishmael Garcia’s lungs were infected?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1987.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Nuland say influenced the medical decisions he made in his brother's care in Chapter 11?

2. What is the number three killer of the elderly, according to the author in Chapter 4?

3. Dr. Nuland relates that cardiac events are what, if discovered soon enough in Chapter 1?

4. What is the second of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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