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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Man Who Couldn't Stop Eating.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When does the American College of Surgeons convention take place?
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) Mid-October.

4. How old was Rowland Scott Quinlan when he began having problems?
(a) 58.
(b) 62.
(c) 56.
(d) 45.

5. For luck, what did Michael Jordon always wear under his Chicago Bulls uniform?
(a) Heart boxer shorts.
(b) Blue boxer shorts.
(c) North Carolina boxer shorts.
(d) Striped boxer shorts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What violation finally got Goodman in trouble?

2. What percent of Americans does a 1995 poll show believe that the moon alters individual behavior?

3. In what book was a man programmed away from brutality by coupling his violent urges with feelings of nausea?

4. How many pages were in the book that listed the schedule of programs at the surgeons convention?

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

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