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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Neurosurgery and Neurology: Lesions of the Soul.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Konner say anesthesiologists view surgeons?
(a) As actors in their drama.
(b) As drama queens always stealing the show.
(c) As dangerous.
(d) As daredevils taking all the risks.

2. Why was Konner distressed by the first part of the National Medical Board Examinations?
(a) He was afraid that he would not get a higher score than his class rival.
(b) He was not confident that he could score above the middle of the class.
(c) He was afraid that he would not pass.
(d) He did not know if he would be able to get a scholarship.

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

4. What does Konner say he tried to hide from the woman on whom he had to perform a neurological exam?
(a) He thought she has severe problems.
(b) He had never performed this exam before.
(c) He was attracted to her.
(d) He was sick himself.

5. What does Konner say is typical of brain disease?
(a) Aggression.
(b) Depression.
(c) Identity loss.
(d) Suicidal thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mike Colucci do by mistake?

2. Where was Melvin Konner a medical student?

3. How does Konner characterize his teachers in the basic clinical skills classes?

4. What did the article Konner find in his last week of surgery argue?

5. What was Konner's status during the anecdote that opens the book?

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