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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Queasy Feeling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the apprenticeship at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 18 months.

2. Who first proposed that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?
(a) David Angston.
(b) William Baxt.
(c) Michael Bartholomew.
(d) Lars Edenbrandt.

3. Who directs the chronic-pain treatment center at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston?
(a) Dr. Marshall Davidson.
(b) Dr. Robert Edgington.
(c) Dr. Wyatt Irving.
(d) Dr. Edgar Ross.

4. During what year of his training does Gawande have a chance to attend a surgeons convention?
(a) 7th year.
(b) 5th year.
(c) 6th year.
(d) 8th year.

5. Who examined a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against the computer?
(a) John Brighton.
(b) Henrich Wagner.
(c) Andrew Weaver.
(d) Hans Ohlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Quinlan's occupation?

2. For over a decade, how many hours did Goodman work a week?

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

4. How long might it take in most hospitals to repair a hernia?

5. How many salespeople attended the surgeons convention?

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