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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 heavy was the woman that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?
(a) About 175 pounds.
(b) About 300 pounds.
(c) About 130 pounds.
(d) More than 200 pounds.

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

3. How many years of training did Gawande require to be a general surgeon?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

4. What year were the articles by Joseph Lister that were for sale?
(a) 1867.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1874.

5. When is the M&M at Gawande's hospital?
(a) Mondays at 10 a.m.
(b) Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.
(c) Thursdays at 4 p.m.
(d) Tuesdays at 5 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the oxygen saturation of woman who Gawande treats at the beginning of "When Doctors Make Mistakes"?

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

4. Who was the staff surgeon in charge of the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?

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

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