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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - The Computer and the Hernia Factor.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When did a man examine a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1996.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the occupations of Gawande's parents?

2. Who introduced the term "health-care focused factory"?

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

4. Where did Gawande grow up?

5. What was Dr. Richard Sang's practice before he came to Shouldice?

(see the answer key)

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