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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is 'dura mater'?
(a) Bony channels in the ear.
(b) Another name for bone.
(c) Hard matter around the brain.
(d) The protective sheath around the nerve cell.

2. What is the branch of psychiatric medicine that complements Freud's psychoanalysis?
(a) Shock treatment.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Drug treatment.
(d) Surgical treatment.

3. What does Konner say was keeping him tired?
(a) Trying to do several rotations at once.
(b) Problems in his personal life.
(c) Nightly assignments.
(d) His day job.

4. What procedure did Konner participate in with David Milano?
(a) Heart surgery.
(b) Exploratory surgery.
(c) Removing surgical stitches.
(d) Herniography.

5. How long is a rotation?
(a) Two months.
(b) A semester.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Six months.

6. What specialty does Konner decide to follow?
(a) Medical psychiatry.
(b) Pediatrics.
(c) Gynecology.
(d) Cardiology.

7. What was Konner's status during the anecdote that opens the book?
(a) Observer.
(b) Med student.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Intern.

8. What does asepsis mean?
(a) With infection.
(b) Without infection.
(c) Treating infection.
(d) Preventing infection.

9. How does Konner characterize surgeons' personalities?
(a) Compassionate.
(b) Patient.
(c) Timid.
(d) Abrasive.

10. Where do first-year medical students' clinical experiences take place?
(a) Small hospital groups.
(b) Large hospital groups.
(c) By shadowing individual doctors.
(d) One-on-one tutorials.

11. What did patient Edwards regain after surgery?
(a) His memory.
(b) His sense of humor.
(c) His identity.
(d) His coordination.

12. What did patient Francis Giannetti discover when he came into the hospital with leg cramps from jogging?
(a) Thyroid issues.
(b) Brain cancer.
(c) Alzheimers.
(d) Heart disease.

13. What behavior of John Williams' embarrassed Konner?
(a) He callously described a patient's discomfort to a group of interns.
(b) He told a patient abruptly that they only had a few months to live.
(c) He walked away from a patient's question.
(d) He was known to have affairs with the staff.

14. How does Konner characterize the other medical students?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Imposing.
(c) Burly.
(d) Naïve.

15. How does Konner characterize surgeons?
(a) Men who thrive on problem solving.
(b) Men who wanted to help people.
(c) Men who thrive on stress.
(d) Men who enjoyed making snap decisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Howard Cullen's diagnosis?

2. When was 'Becoming a Doctor' published?

3. What outcome has Dr. Burdick tried to prevent in his practice?

4. What had happened to the woman who was rolled into the ER?

5. What kinds of experiences prevent medical students from looking forward to initial encounters with patients?

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