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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Queasy Feeling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the former orthopedic surgeon that Gawande writes about in "When Good Doctors Go Bad"?
(a) 48.
(b) 56.
(c) 51.
(d) 62.

2. For how many years have there been workplace programs to focus on the proper way to lift among other things?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 45 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 15 years.

3. How many operating rooms are at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

4. When did Quinlan fall off a plank at a construction site?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1982.

5. How long do hernia operations take at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) About 90 minutes.
(b) 30-45 minutes.
(c) 20-25 minutes.
(d) About an hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worked at first to ease Quinlan's pain?

2. In what book was a man programmed away from brutality by coupling his violent urges with feelings of nausea?

3. What was the average amount of time that a keyboard operator in Australia would lose from work due to disabling arm pain?

4. What percent of patients with heart attacks who are seen in emergency rooms are mistakenly discharged?

5. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?

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