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

2. How do patients leave the operating room at Shouldice after having surgery?
(a) They use a walker.
(b) They are taken on a gurney.
(c) They walk out of the room.
(d) They leave in a wheelchair.

3. What type of surgery had the patient who needed a central line had a week earlier?
(a) Removal of his appendix.
(b) Hernia surgery.
(c) Abdominal surgery.
(d) Heart surgery.

4. Who was the chief resident in charge of the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?
(a) David Hernandez.
(b) Alex Dilmer.
(c) Andrew Brigham.
(d) Jon Lopez.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many weeks had Gawande been in training?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take a man to examine a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?

2. How many operating rooms are at Shouldice Hospital?

3. How long after Bryce Shouldice left medical school did he begin performing hernia operations at Shouldice?

4. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?

5. How many times had the surgeons conference been held?

(see the answer key)

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