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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the woman injured that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?
(a) A fall at home.
(b) A fall at work.
(c) A domestic incident.
(d) Auto accident.

2. How much do hernia operations cost at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) Half what they cost elsewhere.
(b) About one-fourth of what they cost elsewhere.
(c) About twice what they cost elsewhere.
(d) About one-third of what they cost elsewhere.

3. How many might attend an M&M at Gawande's hospital?
(a) 55 people.
(b) About 200 people.
(c) Almost 100 people.
(d) 75 people.

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

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

6. 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) Cross necklace.
(d) Animal-fang necklace.

7. What country bans surgeons from practicing on animals?
(a) Britain.
(b) Australia.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Canada.

8. 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.

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

10. What violation finally got Goodman in trouble?
(a) Complaints from patients.
(b) Too many lawsuits.
(c) Not attending the M&M conferences.
(d) Complaints from other surgeons.

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

12. What was the woman's alcohol level that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?
(a) A little over the legal limit.
(b) Just under the legal limit.
(c) 3 times the legal limit.
(d) About twice the legal limit.

13. Who examined a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against the computer?
(a) Andrew Weaver.
(b) Henrich Wagner.
(c) Hans Ohlin.
(d) John Brighton.

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

15. What type of surgery had the patient who needed a central line had a week earlier?
(a) Abdominal surgery.
(b) Hernia surgery.
(c) Heart surgery.
(d) Removal of his appendix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the average amount of time that a keyboard operator in Australia would lose from work due to disabling arm pain?

2. When did Ronald Melzack and Patrick Wall propose that the pain model be replaced with what they called the Gate-Control Theory of Pain?

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

4. At what hotel was Gawande staying for the surgeon's convention?

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

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