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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What book did British psychologist James Reason write about errors?
(a) Errors and Medicine.
(b) No Room for Error.
(c) Fatal System Error.
(d) Human Error.

3. How long do hernia operations take at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) 20-25 minutes.
(b) About an hour.
(c) About 90 minutes.
(d) 30-45 minutes.

4. What branch of military service did Goodman serve in?
(a) Army.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Marines.
(d) Navy.

5. Who first proposed that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?
(a) Lars Edenbrandt.
(b) William Baxt.
(c) David Angston.
(d) Michael Bartholomew.

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

7. What was Quinlan's occupation?
(a) Construction supervisor.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Construction worker.
(d) Architect.

8. What color did Duke Ellington and his band members not wear during a show?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Orange.
(d) Yellow.

9. How many years of training did Gawande require to be a general surgeon?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

10. At what convention center was the surgeon's conference held?
(a) Donald E. Stevens Convention Center.
(b) Chicago Convention Center.
(c) Chicagoland Conference Center.
(d) McCormick Place.

11. How old was the woman that Gawande saw in the emergency room his first day as a surgical resident?
(a) Mid 30s.
(b) Late 20s.
(c) About 40.
(d) Early 30s.

12. What time of day was it when Gawande had to leave the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Noon.
(c) 2 a.m.
(d) 10 p.m.

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

14. How late were clinical sessions lined up until at the surgeons convention?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 9 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

15. How many patients a day did Goodman's physician's assistant say the man would see and not spend more than five minutes with them?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 35.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the chief resident in charge of the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?

2. What did Turk Wendell insist that his salary be for the 1999 season?

3. How large was the fourth patient that Gawande had to insert a central line?

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

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

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