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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Medicine I: A Failure of the Heart.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many hours a week did Konner work with Dr. Brass and the others on his rotation?
(a) 40.
(b) 80.
(c) 60.
(d) 100.

2. What criticism does Konner make of the surgery that went on for three hours?
(a) The surgeon made mistakes even he could recognize.
(b) It could have been finished much sooner.
(c) The procedure was merely cosmetic.
(d) The patient should not have been operated on.

3. What was Dr. Harold Greenspan's field?
(a) Cardiology.
(b) Surgery.
(c) Psychiatry.
(d) Neurology.

4. What does Konner say Dr. Ruskin bragged about having spent the weekend doing?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Playing golf.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Chopping wood.

5. Why did pediatrics appeal to Konner?
(a) It gave him more room to be aloof and scientific in his observations.
(b) Children had an easier time regaining their health after illness.
(c) It let him laugh more.
(d) It resembled his research on African children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Konner say was keeping him tired?

2. What specialty does Konner decide to follow?

3. Who gave the order to have Geraldine intubated?

4. What does Konner say Dr. Brass criticized him for?

5. How does Konner say Dr. Greenspan was embroiled in a controversy?

(see the answer key)

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