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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long might it take in most hospitals to repair a hernia?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 1 hours.

2. Who is the doctor who was convicted of murdering fifteen patients with lethal doses of narcotics?
(a) Gary Manson.
(b) Harold Shipman.
(c) David Andreson.
(d) Henry Whitman.

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

4. How many pages were in the book that listed the schedule of programs at the surgeons convention?
(a) 388.
(b) 149.
(c) 237.
(d) 78.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When installing a central line, how long is the wire that is inserted into the vein toward the vena cava ?

3. What would Wade Boggs, the Boton Red Sox's former star third baseman, always eat before a game?

4. What was Dr. Richard Sang's practice before he came to Shouldice?

5. What did Jack Nicklaus always have to have in his pocket when he played golf?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the secret of Shouldice Hospital's success with hernia repairs?

2. Where can doctors candidly discuss medical mistakes?

3. What is the problem of what might be called everyday bad doctors?

4. Why was there no reason to operate on Quinlan's back?

5. What is the newest theory of pain proposed by Melzack after abandoning the Gate-Control Theory?

6. How is Shouldice Hospital designed for hernia patients?

7. What was Hank Goodman's reputation before he lost his license?

8. What was it like at Gawande's hospital when it was time for the annual surgeons convention?

9. What one study did Gawande find that linked increased traffic accidents to Friday the thirteenth?

10. What is the Texas-sharpshooter fallacy?

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