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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease had the woman whose autopsy Gwande observed at the beginning of "Final Cut" struggled with?
(a) Parkinson's Disease.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) MS.
(d) Heart disease.

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

3. When does the American College of Surgeons convention take place?
(a) April.
(b) September.
(c) Mid-October.
(d) July.

4. What percentage of workers' compensation payments are paid to sufferers of back pain?
(a) 35 percent.
(b) 25 percent.
(c) 40 percent.
(d) 80 percent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the first patient for whom Gawande was expected to request an autopsy?

2. What did a two-day admission turn into for Mr. Jolly?

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

4. In what country is it controversial to keep the internal organs of the deceased after an autopsy?

5. What worked at first to ease Quinlan's pain?

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