2. What had Konner's Uncle Dave encouraged him to consider in his decision to return to med school?
(a) His religion.
(b) His family.
(c) His income.
(d) His anthropological background.

3. What was John Brandt's approach, which influenced Konner?
(a) Behavioral therapy.
(b) Psychopharmacology.
(c) Electroshock therapy.
(d) Psychodynamic interpretation.

4. What kind of approach did Dr. Harrison rule out for Charlotte?
(a) Psychopharmacology.
(b) Neurology.
(c) Cardiology.
(d) Psychiatry.

5. What starts the day in the gynecology rotation?
(a) Outpatients.
(b) Rounds.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Paperwork.

6. What was the danger of the treatment Dr. Brass recommended?
(a) Infection and destruction of a limb.
(b) Gangrene.
(c) Suicidal thoughts.
(d) The patient develops a tolerance to the drug.

7. What does Konner say African men did when their wives were in labor?
(a) Induce constipation.
(b) Hold their wives' hands and encourage them through the pain.
(c) Put animals in their robes as if they had given birth to them.
(d) Leave the village until they were done.

8. What condition gave Konner cause for concern in his friend's pregnancy?
(a) Ambiguous ultrasounds.
(b) High risk of Down syndrome.
(c) Alcoholism in the family.
(d) Hypertension.

9. How does Konner characterize the American medical industry?
(a) An ineffective bureaucracy.
(b) A model of soulless efficiency.
(c) A spiritual wasteland.
(d) A corrupt and mismanaged business.

10. What does Konner say is the typical method of childbirth in the U.S.?
(a) Heavily sedated.
(b) Full-conscious with pain drugs.
(c) Fully-conscious, without drugs.
(d) C-section.

11. What causes Pickwickian syndrome?
(a) Traumatic experiences.
(b) Obesity.
(c) Thyroid imbalance.
(d) Brain degeneration.

12. What objection does Konner make to the training of physicians?
(a) They are taught to focus on the bureaucratic profile of a case, not the human experience.
(b) They are not generally involved in the lives of the patients they are treating.
(c) They are taught to consider human health, but the system really teaches them to make money and get out quick.
(d) They are expected to master an enormous set of shifting facts.

13. Who was the surgeon in the operation on patient Laura?
(a) Joel Schwartzman.
(b) Dr. Suskauer.
(c) Professor Roth.
(d) Konner.

14. Who gave the order to have Geraldine intubated?
(a) The EMTs.
(b) The nursing home physician.
(c) The hospital lawyers.
(d) The ER physician.

15. What had Dr. Suskauer been before becoming the head of obstetrics?
(a) An accountant.
(b) A teacher.
(c) An engineer.
(d) A writer.