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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. 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.

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

3. Who lectured at Yale School of Medicine when Paul and Lucy attended there?
(a) Shep Nuland.
(b) Peter H. Addy.
(c) James J Abrahams.
(d) Seth R. Axelrod.

4. What did Paul study as an undergraduate student?
(a) Biology and botany.
(b) History and biology.
(c) English and biology.
(d) Biology and philosophy.

5. During Paul's early days of med school, his first day, what class did he have before he got to the cadavers?
(a) Biology.
(b) Physics.
(c) CPR.
(d) Chemistry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Paul's mother drive to have her children take their PSATs, SATs, and ACTs?

2. What philosopher did Paul study with at Stanford?

3. What color were the rocks in the desert near where Paul lived when he was a teenager?

4. How old was Paul in the Prologue?

5. Where did Paul's parents meet and fall in love?

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