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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was William Osler’s Ingersoll Lecture on the Immortality of Man published?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1946.

2. Harold Bliss was the first documented case of death by what means?
(a) Radiation exposure.
(b) Electrocution.
(c) Automotive accident.
(d) Allergic reaction.

3. According to the author in Chapter 7, the combination of accidents, suicide, and euthanasia comprise one of the foremost causes of death in those under what age?
(a) 65.
(b) 77.
(c) 56.
(d) 44.

4. What term does the author use in the Epilogue to refer to a person who investigates and attempts to resolve complaints and problems?
(a) Confidant.
(b) Detective.
(c) Busybody.
(d) Ombudsman.

5. What profession did Robert DeMatteis have?
(a) Computer guru.
(b) Schoolteacher.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Attorney.

6. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) “Three Score and Ten.”
(b) “The Life of a Virus and the Death of a Man.”
(c) “A Strangled Heart.”
(d) "Accidents, Suicide, and Euthanasia."

7. How many children did Ishmael Garcia have?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

8. It is suggested that Ishmael Garcia contracted HIV by what means?
(a) Cutting himself on the subway.
(b) Sexual intercourse.
(c) During a surgical procedure.
(d) Drug use.

9. In what year was Ishmael Garcia diagnosed with HIV?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1995.

10. Who discovered and studied the tobacco mosaic virus in 1892?
(a) John Webster.
(b) Lillian Hellman.
(c) Dmitri Ivanovsky.
(d) William Caxton.

11. What is the title of Chapter 10?
(a) "The Malevolence of Cancer."
(b) “Lessons Learned.”
(c) “Doors to Death of the Aged.”
(d) "Accidents, Suicide, and Euthanasia."

12. AIDS was first recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in what year?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1981.

13. What refers to the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen?
(a) Chromotherapy.
(b) Gammatherapy.
(c) Plasmatherapy.
(d) Chemotherapy.

14. What is the first of the three main stages of HIV?
(a) Clinical Latency.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Myocardial infarction.
(d) Acute infection.

15. The author states in the Epilogue, “I am more interested in how a man lives than” what?
(a) “How a plant lives.”
(b) “How an animal lives.”
(c) “How a plant dies.”
(d) “How a star dies.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 12 refers to a lack of effectiveness or success?

2. What important word in the book refers to the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best?

3. What refers to knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application?

4. What is the title of Chapter 8 in the book?

5. Where was William Osler born?

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