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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pathology: The Aspect of Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dr. Feldstein make an impression on Konner?
(a) By presenting a contrasting range of patients.
(b) By describing successes with radical procedures.
(c) By his patience and insight.
(d) By his calm under pressure.

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

3. Whose samples had been sent to the lab Konner was working in now?
(a) Dr. Brennan's patients.
(b) Dr. Suskauer's patients.
(c) Professor Roth's patients.
(d) Dr. Mattingly's patients.

4. How does Konner characterize Dr. Brennan's medical skills?
(a) He says that he was so friendly that his medical procedures seemed more successful than they were.
(b) He says that he could not recognize what was staring him in the face.
(c) He says that he was aloof and defensive, and made a lot of mistakes.
(d) He says that he saw beyond the CAT scans.

5. What is 'bagging' a patient?
(a) Breathing for them with a rubber bag.
(b) Putting a deceased patient in a body bag.
(c) Covering a patient's head so they cannot see surgery.
(d) Giving a bag to a nauseous patient.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was 'Becoming a Doctor' published?

2. What specialty does Konner decide to follow?

3. What does Konner say is the typical method of childbirth in the U.S.?

4. What kinds of cases is Katherine Ballard interested in?

5. What does a retractor do?

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