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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused RPTA for Konner?
(a) Dr. Brass humiliated him in front of other medical students.
(b) No one asked about his absence or the award.
(c) He misdiagnosed a patient's neurological disorder.
(d) He belittled another medical student in front of a patient.

2. What comment about Charlotte was red-penciled off her chart?
(a) She is willing to work to improve her condition.
(b) She cannot tolerate her own image.
(c) She appreciated kind attention.
(d) She is friendly and cooperative.

3. What condition does Konner's Uncle Dave suffer?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

4. What happened to Barb's condition by the time Konner returned to his rotation?
(a) She was hospitalized for further complications.
(b) She regained her health.
(c) She was involved in a car accident.
(d) She was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers.

5. Who was Konner's first autopsy?
(a) A professor.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A mathematician.
(d) A housewife.

6. What was Ringler's approach to his patients?
(a) Keep them guessing about his approach.
(b) Break them down to build them up.
(c) Let them heal themselves.
(d) Make clear deals with them.

7. What field did Konner study after OB/GYN?
(a) Oncology.
(b) Cardiology.
(c) Neuropathology.
(d) Gastroenterology.

8. What are Konner's feelings about abortion?
(a) He sees it as a necessary evil.
(b) He refrains from making a judgment.
(c) He is appalled by it.
(d) He things it is understandable and acceptable.

9. What was patient Laura a candidate for?
(a) In vitro fertilization.
(b) Mandatory sterilization.
(c) Radiation treatment.
(d) Cesarean section delivery.

10. What was the result when Konner broke one of the rules about which patients he could help?
(a) He caused unnecessary complications.
(b) He was appreciated.
(c) He was sanctioned.
(d) He was reprimanded by the hospital.

11. What kind of approach did Dr. Harrison rule out for Charlotte?
(a) Psychopharmacology.
(b) Neurology.
(c) Cardiology.
(d) Psychiatry.

12. Which point of view does Konner NOT take in his description of his time in med school?
(a) Educator.
(b) Anthropologist.
(c) Husband and father.
(d) Gadfly.

13. What was Harrison's specialty?
(a) Gastrointestinal tumors.
(b) Eye surgery.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Nervous disorders.

14. What does Konner say he believes about obstetrics?
(a) A woman's reproductive system should be allowed to run its course without interference.
(b) It should be focused on preventative health and health maintenance.
(c) It should be run by scientists.
(d) It should be practiced by women.

15. What did Konner deliver twice, in his first week?
(a) Twins.
(b) Still births.
(c) Down syndrome babies.
(d) Triplets.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Konner characterize Dr. Brass?

2. What does Konner say African men did when their wives were in labor?

3. What was Dr. Brass' reaction when Konner talked to her about her management style?

4. What does Konner say about Charlotte?

5. How does Konner characterize the American medical industry?

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