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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Full Moon Friday the Thirteenth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many scientific studies did Gawande find that assessed whether or not luck actually does go bad on Friday the thirteenth?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

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

3. What type of a local anesthetic did the chief resident use when she put in a central line?
(a) Lidocaine.
(b) Benzocaine.
(c) Triocaine.
(d) Saxitoxin.

4. What did Jack Nicklaus always have to have in his pocket when he played golf?
(a) A lucky dime.
(b) A $2 bill.
(c) 3 pennies.
(d) A rabbit's foot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the case of the badly infected knee that Goodman mishandled?

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

3. How much do hernia operations cost at Shouldice Hospital?

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

5. What were the occupations of Gawande's parents?

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