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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - The Computer and the Hernia Factor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did a robotic surgery device cost that Gawande's department purchased?
(a) $750,000.
(b) $550,000.
(c) $980,000.
(d) $1,000,000.

2. How do patients leave the operating room at Shouldice after having surgery?
(a) They walk out of the room.
(b) They leave in a wheelchair.
(c) They use a walker.
(d) They are taken on a gurney.

3. How many central lines did Gawande try before succeeding on his own?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

4. Who examined a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against the computer?
(a) John Brighton.
(b) Hans Ohlin.
(c) Henrich Wagner.
(d) Andrew Weaver.

5. How many operating rooms are at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the patient who needed a central line?

2. Who first proposed that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?

3. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?

4. How long did it take a man to examine a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?

5. What was wrong with the woman who Gawande saw in the emergency room on his first day as a surgical resident?

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