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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 many companies were registered in attendance at the surgeons convention?
(a) About 1700 companies.
(b) Around 300 companies.
(c) Some 1200 companies.
(d) About 900 companies.

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

3. How many patients a day did Goodman's physician's assistant say the man would see and not spend more than five minutes with them?
(a) 25.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

4. How many pregnant woman who are employed miss work because of morning sickness?
(a) Two thirds.
(b) One fourth.
(c) One third.
(d) Half.

5. Who originated the explanation of pain that has dominated much of medical history?
(a) Gottfried Leibnitz.
(b) Henry K. Beecher.
(c) Baruch Spinoza.
(d) Rene Descartes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second most common reason why employees miss work?

2. How much money did Goodman make in a year when he was doing well?

3. How many times had the surgeons conference been held?

4. How many weeks into her pregnancy was Amy Fitzpatrick when she had her first bout with vomiting?

5. How long do hernia operations take at Shouldice Hospital?

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