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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - Nine Thousand Surgeons.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long do hernia operations take at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) 30-45 minutes.
(b) 20-25 minutes.
(c) About 90 minutes.
(d) About an hour.

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

4. What was the woman's alcohol level that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?
(a) About twice the legal limit.
(b) 3 times the legal limit.
(c) Just under the legal limit.
(d) A little over the legal limit.

5. How many companies were registered in attendance at the surgeons convention?
(a) About 900 companies.
(b) About 1700 companies.
(c) Some 1200 companies.
(d) Around 300 companies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color of blood indicates that the central line is inserted properly?

2. What type of a local anesthetic did the chief resident use when she put in a central line?

3. How late were clinical sessions lined up until at the surgeons convention?

4. Who examined a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against the computer?

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

(see the answer key)

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