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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Cadaver Who Joined the Army.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who would Sir Astley Cooper have dug up?
(a) His former professors.
(b) His former patients.
(c) His enemies.
(d) His old friends.

2. The University of Tennessee Medical Center is the home to the only facility that does what?
(a) Return stolen cadavers to their graves.
(b) Trade in cadaver tissues.
(c) Cadaver reanimation.
(d) Field research on human body decay.

3. What was Mary Roach surprised to learn about surgery?
(a) Sometimes practice cadavers are reclaimed by their families after training surgery.
(b) Most cases of malpractice come from surgery.
(c) Most surgeries are done by interns.
(d) Most surgeons learn new things even in live surgeries.

4. How does Shanahan cope with his work?
(a) By grieving with colleagues.
(b) By working to get justice in bombing cases.
(c) By focusing on parts.
(d) By sticking to protocols.

5. What was Lowden threatened with if he fired upon cadaver legs?
(a) Arrest.
(b) Discharge.
(c) Court martial.
(d) Defunding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does UM006 wear for the study?

2. Why, in Mary Roach's account, is cadaver research compelling?

3. Who did the 'father of anatomy' dissect?

4. What is objectification, according to Mary Roach?

5. How does Theresa, the attendant, say she copes with working with cadavers?

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