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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. Who wrote the poem at the beginning of the Prologue?
(a) Paul Laurence Dunbar.
(b) George Abbe.
(c) T. S. Eliot.
(d) Terrance Hayes.

2. When did medical school students have to bring their own cadavers to school?
(a) Eighteenth century.
(b) Seventeenth century.
(c) Nineteenth century.
(d) Sixteenth century.

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

4. After his sophomore year in college, where did Paul get a job?
(a) Yerkes Primate Research Center.
(b) A restaurant back home.
(c) Stanford biology lab.
(d) Sierra Camp.

5. When did Thomas Browne write "Religio Medici"?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1642.
(c) 1594.
(d) 1711.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Verghese meet Paul?

2. Where did Paul stay when he was taking pre-med courses?

3. What philosopher did Paul study with at Stanford?

4. How many weeks premature was Paul's brother Suman when he was born?

5. Where did Paul's op-ed "How Long Have I Got Left" get published?

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