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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Final Cut.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Quinlan hurt when he fell off a plank at a construction site?
(a) Crushed his ankle.
(b) Fractured his hip.
(c) Broke his femur.
(d) Dislocated and fractured his shoulder.

2. What was Quinlan's occupation?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Construction supervisor.
(c) Construction worker.
(d) Architect.

3. How old was the first patient for whom Gawande was expected to request an autopsy?
(a) 81.
(b) 75.
(c) 71.
(d) 69.

4. How old was Mr. Jolly when he died?
(a) In his sixties.
(b) In his eighties.
(c) In his fifties.
(d) In his nineties.

5. Where was the surgeon's conference held that Gawande attended?
(a) New York City.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Kansas City.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the United States National Center for Health Statistics stop collecting autopsy statistics?

2. How many companies were registered in attendance at the surgeons convention?

3. How old was the pathology assistant who did the dissection for the autopsy Gawande observed at the beginning of "Final Cut"?

4. How old was the woman whose autopsy Gawande observed at the beginning of the "Final Cut"?

5. How old was Rowland Scott Quinlan when he began having problems?

(see the answer key)

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