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

2. Who was the staff surgeon in charge of the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?
(a) Malcom Wiggins.
(b) Mitchell Davidson.
(c) Matt Provin.
(d) Michael Ball.

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

4. What is the fear of Friday the thirteenth called?
(a) Zemmiphobia.
(b) Acrophobia.
(c) Ballistophobia.
(d) Paraskevidekatriaphobia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Goodman make in a year when he was doing well?

2. What book did British psychologist James Reason write about errors?

3. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?

4. What surgery did Gawande assist with for a seventy-five-year-old woman?

5. What was wrong with Lee Tran?

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