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

2. How much did a robotic surgery device cost that Gawande's department purchased?
(a) $1,000,000.
(b) $750,000.
(c) $550,000.
(d) $980,000.

3. What was wrong with the woman who Gawande saw in the emergency room on his first day as a surgical resident?
(a) Had a piece of wire in her hand.
(b) Had a fractured ankle.
(c) Had a fractured finger.
(d) Had a 3-inch screw in her foot.

4. How old was the patient who needed a central line?
(a) In his thirties.
(b) In his forties.
(c) In his sixties.
(d) Fiftyish.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How heavy was the woman that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?

3. Who first proposed that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?

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

5. How many operating rooms are at Shouldice Hospital?

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