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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - Nine Thousand Surgeons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Bryce Shouldice left medical school did he begin performing hernia operations at Shouldice?
(a) About a year after finishing medical school.
(b) Right from medical school.
(c) About 2 years after finishing medical school.
(d) 18 months after finishing medical school.

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

3. When installing a central line, how long is the wire that is inserted into the vein toward the vena cava ?
(a) 3 feet long.
(b) 15 inches long.
(c) 2 feet long.
(d) 12 inches long.

4. When is the M&M at Gawande's hospital?
(a) Mondays at 10 a.m.
(b) Thursdays at 4 p.m.
(c) Tuesdays at 5 p.m.
(d) Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.

5. How large was the fourth patient that Gawande had to insert a central line?
(a) About 195 pounds.
(b) About 250 pounds.
(c) About 380 pounds.
(d) Over 300 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the staff surgeon in charge of the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?

2. What year were the articles by Joseph Lister that were for sale?

3. How much did a robotic surgery device cost that Gawande's department purchased?

4. How old was the woman that Gawande saw in the emergency room his first day as a surgical resident?

5. During what year of his training does Gawande have a chance to attend a surgeons convention?

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