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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Quinlan fall off a plank at a construction site?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1994.

2. How many studies did Gawande find when doing a computer search to attempt to identify "circalunidian" cycles?
(a) 75.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 25.

3. Who was the chief resident in charge of the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?
(a) Andrew Brigham.
(b) David Hernandez.
(c) Jon Lopez.
(d) Alex Dilmer.

4. What type of a necklace did New York Mets' pitcher Turk Wendell always wear?
(a) A silver four-leaf clover on a chain.
(b) A St. Christopher medal on a chain.
(c) Animal-fang necklace.
(d) Cross necklace.

5. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?
(a) Around $3,000.
(b) Upward of $8,000.
(c) Around $5,500.
(d) Upward of $4,000.

6. How many surgeons attended the American College of Surgeons convention?
(a) 9,312.
(b) 8,914.
(c) 10,312.
(d) 7,648.

7. How many times had the surgeons conference been held?
(a) 79 times.
(b) 93 times.
(c) 86 times.
(d) 108 times.

8. How heavy was the woman that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?
(a) About 300 pounds.
(b) About 130 pounds.
(c) More than 200 pounds.
(d) About 175 pounds.

9. For over a decade, how many hours did Goodman work a week?
(a) 80-100 hours.
(b) 70-80.
(c) 50-60.
(d) 40-50.

10. How large was the fourth patient that Gawande had to insert a central line?
(a) Over 300 pounds.
(b) About 250 pounds.
(c) About 195 pounds.
(d) About 380 pounds.

11. At any given time, approximately what percent of practicing physicians are unfit to see patients?
(a) 7-8 percent.
(b) 5-6 percent.
(c) 1-2 percent.
(d) 3-5 percent.

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

13. What was wrong with Lee Tran?
(a) A tumor.
(b) The flu.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Bronchitis.

14. How much money did Goodman make in a year when he was doing well?
(a) $500,000.
(b) $300,000.
(c) $400,000.
(d) $250,000.

15. How many hospital patients suffered complications from treatment that prolonged their hospital stay or resulted in disability or death according to a Harvard Medical Practice Study in 1991?
(a) 3 percent.
(b) 4 percent.
(c) 7 percent.
(d) 9 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the American College of Surgeons convention take place?

2. What branch of military service did Goodman serve in?

3. How many siblings does Goodman have?

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

5. Who first proposed that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?

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