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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harold Bliss was how old when he died?
(a) 92.
(b) 51.
(c) 76.
(d) 68.

2. How old was the woman that the author described having operated on for early-stage breast cancer in the Introduction?
(a) 29.
(b) 35.
(c) 56.
(d) 43.

3. Robert DeMatteis was desperately afraid of what, according to the author in Chapter 11?
(a) Dogs and other large animals.
(b) Medical personnel.
(c) Heights.
(d) Darkness.

4. How old was the author when his mother died of cancer?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 19.
(d) 11.

5. A person’s heart rate does what annually as they age, according to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3?
(a) Begins to stagger.
(b) Decreases.
(c) Increases.
(d) Remains stagnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word “virus” derives from the Latin “virus,” which means what?

2. What word from Chapter 6 refers to the fatal process of blood loss, to a degree sufficient to cause death?

3. When did symptoms indicate that Ishmael Garcia’s lungs were infected?

4. What does the Latin phrase “Arsmorendi is ars vivendi” mean?

5. What term refers to a type of white blood cell in the vertebrate immune system?

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