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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was 'Becoming a Doctor' published?
(a) 1994.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1967.

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

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

4. What decision does Konner reaffirm during his visit with family?
(a) To publish an anthropological piece on his time in med school.
(b) Not to practice medicine.
(c) Not to be a surgeon.
(d) To write an expose about his time in med school.

5. Where was Melvin Konner a medical student?
(a) Kings County Hospital.
(b) Bay State Hospital.
(c) Galen Memorial Hospital.
(d) Beth Israel Hospital.

6. What does Konner say patients almost always want doctors to do?
(a) Fix all their problems.
(b) Talk with them.
(c) Leave them in peace.
(d) Give them pills.

7. How does Konner characterize shock therapy?
(a) Mild compared with surgery.
(b) Violent and dehumanizing.
(c) Non-invasive.
(d) Ineffectual.

8. How does Konner compare to the other students in his cohort?
(a) He is older.
(b) He is the least prepared.
(c) He is the only man.
(d) He is younger.

9. How did Marty Wentworth and Dr. Carter embarrass themselves in front of their colleagues?
(a) By making the wrong diagnosis of a patient's symptoms.
(b) By being caught harassing a nurse.
(c) By taking inflexible opinions in an argument.
(d) By refusing to consult with experts about a patient's case.

10. What was Konner's Uncle Bobby's role in Konner's life?
(a) Nemesis.
(b) Hero.
(c) Inspiration.
(d) Antagonist.

11. How did Freddy Robertson handle the woman's purple finger?
(a) By amputating it.
(b) By compressing the finger.
(c) By sawing off her ring.
(d) By lancing it and draining the blood.

12. What was Konner's experience in Africa?
(a) As a pilot.
(b) As an anthropologist.
(c) As a nurse.
(d) As a soldier.

13. What did Dr. Brennan take from Gerald Edwards' body during surgery?
(a) An abscess.
(b) A paper clip.
(c) A bullet.
(d) A tumor.

14. What luxury did Konner's relationship with Dr. Haley allow him?
(a) He could take more time off.
(b) He could make more money.
(c) He could rely on Dr. Haley when he was uncertain.
(d) He could diagnose patients by himself.

15. Which is NOT one of the four laws of medicine?
(a) Do nothing if you don't know.
(b) Learn by experimenting.
(c) Never call a surgeon.
(d) Keep doing things that work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what did John Williams set records?

3. What is Howard Cullen's diagnosis?

4. What kind of surgery did Konner watch Dr. Ruskin perform?

5. What was Freddy Robertson's role in the procedures that were performed?

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