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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time the book was written, when was TB thought to be incurable?
(a) 1700s.
(b) Last century.
(c) 1800s.
(d) Last 200 years.

2. What did the Latin word "cancer" (10), mean?
(a) Crab.
(b) Gripee.
(c) Croak.
(d) Crustacean.

3. How early were synonyms used for tuberculosis, according to the Oxford English Dictionary?
(a) 1398.
(b) 1386.
(c) 1411.
(d) 1403.

4. In what work did Karl Menninger observe that the word cancer could kill patients?
(a) The Human Mind.
(b) A Psychiatrist's World.
(c) The Vital Balance.
(d) Main Against Himself.

5. At what sanatorium in Chapter 2, did patients carry their X-rays with them?
(a) Silvercrest.
(b) Rockhaven.
(c) Saranac Lake.
(d) The Magic Mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what time had TB already acquired the assocation of being romantic?

2. In what Greek writings did disease occur as supernatural punishment, demonic possession, or natural causes?

3. When Theophile Gautier was young, what was the maximum weight he would have accepted a person as a lyrical poet?

4. When did Marie Bashkirtsev die?

5. Who said there was no one in the world who was less able to conceal his emotion than Kant?

(see the answer key)

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