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Surgeons in this modern-day country were divided into “long” and “short” robe categories, depending on whether they passed a qualifying exam. This country is home to the Daughters of Charity, which established a hospital in an old gunpowder factory that was once the world’s (10[1])largest. A doctor from this country used wood to create the first stethoscope. (-5[1])A surgical (10[1])manual (10[1])known as the Chirurgia Magna was written by a physician (-5[1])from this country who served Clement VI during the Black Death. A barber-surgeon from this country (10[2])who developed an egg yolk balm to (10[1])treat wounds was credited with inventing artificial limbs. (10[1])That surgeon served a king of this country who was killed (10[1])in a 1559 (-5[1])jousting accident. (10[5])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[2])name this country where a surgeon (-5[1])invented the guillotine. (10[1])■END■ (10[7])

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