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

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

3. Where did Gawande grow up?
(a) Atlantic, Iowa.
(b) Athens, Ohio.
(c) Alpena, Michigan.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

4. During what year of his training does Gawande have a chance to attend a surgeons convention?
(a) 8th year.
(b) 5th year.
(c) 7th year.
(d) 6th year.

5. How many electrocardiograms did a man examine to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?
(a) 3,215.
(b) 2,240.
(c) 675.
(d) 1,775.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do hernia operations take at Shouldice Hospital?

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

3. What color did Duke Ellington and his band members not wear during a show?

4. How much did a robotic surgery device cost that Gawande's department purchased?

5. What time of day was it when Gawande had to leave the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?

(see the answer key)

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