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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. Who did students meet with during initial basic clinical skills class?
(a) Patients' relatives.
(b) Nurses.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Patients.

2. What did the surgeon order Konner to get rid of because it would be useless?
(a) A fountain pen.
(b) A stethoscope.
(c) A leather medical bag.
(d) A cigarette.

3. Where did Konner go at the end of his last shift, when he wanted to reflect on the trauma patients he treated?
(a) Home.
(b) The bar.
(c) The chapel.
(d) For a walk with another intern.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the immigrant neurosurgeon's rule, when Konner makes rounds with him?

2. What did Dr. Brennan take from Gerald Edwards' body during surgery?

3. What does a retractor do?

4. What is 'bagging' a patient?

5. What did patient Edwards regain after surgery?

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