'House 5.14' - "The Greater Good" Quiz

Answer: Chef

Dr. Miller is played by Judith Scott, a veteran of several movies and television shows. Among her more interesting credits are the Showtime series "Dexter" (where she played Lt. Pasquale, a police officer who loses her command over her obsession with her fiancé's infidelity), the crime drama "CSI" (where she has portrayed Dr. Jenna Williams), and the film "Vampires Anonymous".

Answer: He will not wash her coffee cup

Amber and House's rivalry for Wilson's attentions was a subplot of the series' fourth season. This came to a dramatic turn in the season's two-part finale, which saw Amber come to fetch a drunken House from a bar, then suffer ultimately fatal injuries following a traffic accident. Much of season five has been dedicated to Wilson's recovery from this loss.

Answer: Switching his Vicodin with Viagra

In the season five episode "Big Baby", Cuddy attempts to transition her oversight of House to his former resident, Dr. Cameron. Though Cameron appears to do a unique, counterintuitive job at working with House through the episode, she resigns at the conclusion, forcing Cuddy to resume her normal hours in her office and leave her foster daughter with a nanny. Since Cuddy's ambition to be a good mother had been one of her major character traits over the past few seasons, this was obviously a major blow, and one she deeply resented.

Answer: She was on her way to curing retinoblastoma, a type of cancer that attacks the eyes of children

As it sits, retinoblastoma is already one of the most treatable cancers in children. Over 95% of all sufferers (in the United States) are cured with early detection, though almost all suffer some vision loss. Worldwide, however, the disease is far more deadly, with an 87% mortality rate, mostly in poorer countries.

Answer: She was supposed to be in the "control" group for the trial and shouldn't have been getting the medication

In a double-blind experiment, neither the researcher nor the subjects know who is on the experimental treatment and who is receiving a placebo. This is essential scientifically, as it prevents self-interested researchers from manipulating the trial to coax out good results.

In a previous episode, Foreman found out that Thirteen was on the placebo and switched her treatment surreptitiously, since the drug had been getting good results. This breach of protocol could well have resulted in the loss of Foreman's license to practice medicine. (In real life, a researcher like Foreman would almost certainly have just waited until the end of the trial to move Thirteen to the real drug.) Thirteen convinces Foreman to keep his indiscretion from the drug company after House confides that he'd advised Foreman to do what he did - if Foreman loved Thirteen.

Answer: Whether he and his wife should have children

In past episodes, it was revealed that Taub has cheated on his wife in the past, though he still loves her. They discuss having children, and she reminds him that he's known she didn't want children since their third date. She hasn't changed her mind.

Answer: Leg muscle

Less time is spent on the patient's diagnosis than on most House episodes, as time is pulled away by House and Foreman's treatment of Thirteen. Unlike most season five entries, there are no appearances by Chase and Cameron, House's former residents from earlier seasons.

Answer: Radiation

Foreman, a neurologist, threads a catheter into Thirteen's brain and feeds through radioactive isotopes. Though not immediately effective, the treatment works by the episode's end, and Foreman and Thirteen end up together.

Answer: Ectopic Endometriosis

Eight months earlier, Miller had undergone surgery for a uterine myoma. During the procedure, endometrial lining had gone throughout her system, implanting itself in her lungs, liver, spine, and numerous other places. After growing to a considerable size, they became responsive to the hormonal changes during her menstrual period and began to swell and bleed.

She was treated by removal of the masses.

Answer: Taub fills out an application for Princeton law school

Rather, Taub and his wife have another discussion on having children. He tells her he's not sure if he can be happy without children, but he knows he can't be happy without her. This echoes a conversation Taub had with Dr. Miller earlier in the episode where he confided that he was worried about what he might think of his life on his deathbed. Miller replied that Taub would spend one day on his deathbed, and that he should live his life to be happy on the thousands of other days. Meanwhile, the drug company doesn't go after Foreman's license, and House bluntly tells Cuddy that her life is just going to be harder with a baby - and that's the way of the world.

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