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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 - Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times did Verghese meet with Paul?
(a) Four times.
(b) Once.
(c) Twice.
(d) Three times.

2. When working on his first cadaver, what did Paul find undigested in the stomach?
(a) Hamburger.
(b) Broccoli.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Morphine pills.

3. In the Prologue, when did Paul say he began losing weight and have back pain?
(a) Six months before.
(b) Three weeks before.
(c) A year before.
(d) Nine months before.

4. What philosopher did Paul study with at Stanford?
(a) R. Lanier Anderson.
(b) Alan D. Code.
(c) Richard Rorty.
(d) Christopher Bobonich.

5. When did William Osler die, who Verghese said was the father of modern medicine?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1919.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Thomas Browne write "Religio Medici"?

2. Where did Paul study history and philosophy while he waited for his med school application to be accepted?

3. During Paul's early days of med school, his first day, what class did he have before he got to the cadavers?

4. In Part 1, Section 2, where were some of Paul's college friends headed to pursue a life in the arts?

5. How many brothers did Paul have?

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