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

2. At what convention center was the surgeon's conference held?
(a) Chicagoland Conference Center.
(b) McCormick Place.
(c) Donald E. Stevens Convention Center.
(d) Chicago Convention Center.

3. What were the occupations of Gawande's parents?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Orthodontists.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Engineers.

4. How many times had the surgeons conference been held?
(a) 93 times.
(b) 108 times.
(c) 79 times.
(d) 86 times.

5. What time of day was it when Gawande had to leave the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 10 p.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) 2 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the patient Gawande saw while on trauma duty who had been shot in the buttock?

2. How many minutes without oxygen could lead to brain damage and perhaps death?

3. When was it first suggested that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?

4. How old was the patient who needed a central line?

5. How many years of training did Gawande require to be a general surgeon?

(see the answer key)

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