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

2. How many companies were registered in attendance at the surgeons convention?
(a) About 1700 companies.
(b) Around 300 companies.
(c) Some 1200 companies.
(d) About 900 companies.

3. When was it first suggested that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1990.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do patients leave the operating room at Shouldice after having surgery?

2. During what year of his training does Gawande have a chance to attend a surgeons convention?

3. How heavy was the woman that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?

4. How many surgeons attended the American College of Surgeons convention?

5. How long is the apprenticeship at Shouldice Hospital?

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