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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. On an EKG, what is the downstroke at the start of a heart beat called?
(a) S wave.
(b) Q wave.
(c) R wave.
(d) T wave.

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

3. Where did Gawande grow up?
(a) Athens, Ohio.
(b) Alpena, Michigan.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Atlantic, Iowa.

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

5. How old was the woman that Gawande saw in the emergency room his first day as a surgical resident?
(a) Mid 30s.
(b) About 40.
(c) Late 20s.
(d) Early 30s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was wrong with the woman who Gawande saw in the emergency room on his first day as a surgical resident?

2. How long is the apprenticeship at Shouldice Hospital?

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

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many weeks had Gawande been in training?

(see the answer key)

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