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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Remains of the Author.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Roach's preliminary conclusion about using cadavers for training?
(a) If the people gave permission, this must be one of the possibilities.
(b) It isn't the strangest thing cadavers can be used for.
(c) It's better than surgeons making mistakes on live patients.
(d) The skills have to be taught somehow.

2. What kind of resistance did DeMaio meet over using cadavers, according to Mary Roach?
(a) Federal.
(b) Sociopolitical.
(c) Bureaucratic.
(d) Economic.

3. How did Barbet test his skepticism?
(a) He performed a chemical analysis of the Shroud of Turin.
(b) He strapped volunteers to crosses to see how much movement they could make.
(c) He crucified monkeys and other animals.
(d) He attached weights to amputated arms to see how much a nail could hold.

4. What did Mary Roach attend at UCSF?
(a) A face-lift refresher.
(b) Training for people who talk with patients about giving their bodies to science.
(c) A memorial service for unnamed cadavers.
(d) Anatomy training.

5. What were people called who stole bodies to sell them to scientists?
(a) Thieves.
(b) Body snatchers.
(c) Hoodlums.
(d) Resurrectionists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary Roach go to Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital to explore?

2. What is objectification, according to Mary Roach?

3. What do the students call the viscous liquid that comes from the cadaver's mouth?

4. What was surprise supposed to have done to a body before death?

5. Why are animals used exclusively?

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