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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the woman whose autopsy Gawande observed at the beginning of the "Final Cut"?
(a) 27.
(b) 41.
(c) 38.
(d) 32.

2. What was the average amount of time that a keyboard operator in Australia would lose from work due to disabling arm pain?
(a) 74 days.
(b) 29 days.
(c) 53 days.
(d) 64 days.

3. How many times had the surgeons conference been held?
(a) 108 times.
(b) 79 times.
(c) 86 times.
(d) 93 times.

4. In what country is it controversial to keep the internal organs of the deceased after an autopsy?
(a) Australia.
(b) America.
(c) Britain.
(d) Canada.

5. How many pages were in the book that listed the schedule of programs at the surgeons convention?
(a) 78.
(b) 237.
(c) 149.
(d) 388.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ronald Melzack and Patrick Wall propose that the pain model be replaced with what they called the Gate-Control Theory of Pain?

2. For how many years have doctors been performing autopsies?

3. At what hotel was Gawande staying for the surgeon's convention?

4. For how many years have there been workplace programs to focus on the proper way to lift among other things?

5. During what year of his training does Gawande have a chance to attend a surgeons convention?

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