The second leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2007 was
a. cancer
b. cerebrovascular diseases
c. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
d. diseases of the heart
e. cerebrovascular diseases
Question 2The leading cause of deaths in the U.S. in 2007 was
a. cancer
b. accidents
c. homicide
d. suicide
e. diseases of the heart
Question 3In the world today, relatively few people in developed countries die of communicable diseases, with the exception of
a. accidents
b. influenza and pneumonia, septicemia, and infection by the human immunodeficiencyvirus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
c. venereal disease
d. tuberculosis
e. cirrhosis
Question 4Communicable diseases often produce the following symptoms:
a. diarrhea and sudden, unanticipated deaths
b. vomiting, nausea, and fever
c. those that develop slowly over time but often go unnoticed until they result in a sudden, unanticipated death
d. the slow, long-term wearing out of bodily organs
e. none of these
Question 5Leading causes of death in the United States around 1900 were
a. communicable diseases
b. degenerative diseases
c. chronic diseases
d. all of these
e. none of these
Question 6In terms of the biblical promise of three score and ten years (that is, 70 years), average human life expectancy in the United States
a. exceeded that figure early in the 20th century
b. surpassed that figure during the latter portion of the 20th century
c. did not reach that figure until the first few years of the 21st century
d. has not yet achieved that figure
e. is a limit that no individual can surpass
Question 7Projected average life expectancies for all individuals born in the United States in 2007
a. decreased slightly for white and black females
b. showed an expansion of the racial differential between the white and black populations
c. reached a record high for white and black males
d. all of these
e. none of these
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