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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What optimism does Konner retain in the end?
(a) Human beings will be good to one another.
(b) Even an incompetent doctor is better than no doctor at all.
(c) Healing is possible.
(d) Patients will heal themselves.

2. What was Dr. Harold Greenspan's field?
(a) Neurology.
(b) Cardiology.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Psychiatry.

3. How long had Konner spent in Obstetrics?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six months.

4. What complications did Konner's friend Barb suffer after giving birth?
(a) Constipation.
(b) Chest pains.
(c) Depression.
(d) Fever.

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

6. What does Konner say he brought with him as a university professor?
(a) A spiritual view of healing.
(b) Bias against science.
(c) Distrust of authority.
(d) Strong feelings about teaching methods.

7. How many deliveries did Konner perform in his last rotation?
(a) 26.
(b) 12.
(c) 31.
(d) 48.

8. What happened to Barb's condition by the time Konner returned to his rotation?
(a) She was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers.
(b) She regained her health.
(c) She was involved in a car accident.
(d) She was hospitalized for further complications.

9. What sense does Konner say he had as he entered his fourth and final year of med school?
(a) Starting from scratch.
(b) Flailing.
(c) Struggling.
(d) Coasting.

10. What does Konner say is a benefit of obstetrics?
(a) The glowing mothers.
(b) The newborn babies.
(c) The respect for the patients.
(d) The sense that this was all normal.

11. What could Konner do for Stan while Barb was suffering complications?
(a) Commandeer nurses and hospital resources.
(b) Contact experts in the field.
(c) Translate medical jargon.
(d) Provide emotional support.

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

13. What is Pickwickian syndrome?
(a) A patient forgets where he lives.
(b) A patient falls asleep during the day.
(c) A patient passes out while eating.
(d) A patient lives in an imaginary world.

14. What was patient Laura a candidate for?
(a) Cesarean section delivery.
(b) Mandatory sterilization.
(c) In vitro fertilization.
(d) Radiation treatment.

15. How had Barb's midwife treated the condition that formed the complications?
(a) She had recommended bed rest.
(b) She had given her herbs.
(c) She had left it untreated.
(d) She had given Barb drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment about Charlotte was red-penciled off her chart?

2. What had Dr. Suskauer been before becoming the head of obstetrics?

3. What is the key cause of "R.P.T.A." (Rapidly Progressive Testicular Atrophy)?

4. What was the treatment Dr. Brass recommended for the Pickwickian syndrome case?

5. What does Konner say he believes about obstetrics?

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