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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 might it take in most hospitals to repair a hernia?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 1 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 90 minutes.

2. How late were clinical sessions lined up until at the surgeons convention?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 10:30 p.m.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

3. How many salespeople attended the surgeons convention?
(a) 5,300.
(b) 6,100.
(c) 3,500.
(d) 4,200.

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

5. Who was the chief resident in charge of the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?
(a) David Hernandez.
(b) Jon Lopez.
(c) Andrew Brigham.
(d) Alex Dilmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country bans surgeons from practicing on animals?

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

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

4. Where did Gawande grow up?

5. What color of blood indicates that the central line is inserted properly?

(see the answer key)

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