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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Crimes of Anatomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was conspicuously absent from the event Mary Roach attended at UCSF?
(a) Cadavers.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Families.

2. What does Marliena Marignani say is the advantage of working on cadavers?
(a) They cannot sue for malpractice.
(b) They let you try the procedure over and over again.
(c) She does not have to interact with them.
(d) They do not bleed.

3. Why are surgeons nervous, according to Mary Roach?
(a) They are superstitious.
(b) Because they are working with human remains.
(c) They only have a limited number of attempts to work with cadavers.
(d) They are usually timed.

4. How were surgeons promoted before the 1800s?
(a) By seniority.
(b) By merit.
(c) By lottery.
(d) By nepotism.

5. What did participants take turns doing at the event Mary Roach attended at UCSF?
(a) Singing and reading.
(b) Teaching sections.
(c) Presenting papers.
(d) Practicing and being critiqued.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mary Roach attend at UCSF?

2. How does Mary Roach describe the way the surgeons see the exercise of working on cadavers?

3. What difficulty occurs when patients insist on experienced doctors?

4. What was Mary Roach surprised to learn about surgery?

5. Who was the 'father of anatomy'?

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