Phineas Gage

What happened to Phineas Gage on Sept. 13, 1848?

• He blew up the railroad.
• He took a train to Vermont.
• He had an accident that injured his brain.
• He caused an accident that injured a coworker.

What is the item that went through Phineas's brain and skull?

• crowbar
• iron bar
• tamping iron
• tamping bar

Phineas's wound got infected.

• True
• False

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After his accident, Phineas has trouble _____________________

• Eating and walking
• Relating to other people
• Getting along with horses
• Getting dressed

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The Localizers believed _______________

• the brain acts as a single unit
• the brain has "organs" that control individual functions 
• the brain is made of cheese
• the brain is controlled by humors

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The Whole Brainers believed __________________

• the brain is made up of "organs"
• the brain is controlled by humors
• the brain acts as one unit or "cloud"
• the brain is made of sandwiches

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Two places Phineas probably lived later in life are:

• New Orleans and New York City
• Chile and San Francisco
• San Francisco and Mexico
• New York City and Chile

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Where did Phineas die?

• his sister's house in San Francisco
• his mother's house in Vermont
• Chile
• at P.T. Barnum's in New York City

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What was Phineas's cause of death?

• brain freeze
• epileptic seizures
• hypothermia
• infection

Where is Phineas's skull now?

• Vermont
• Harvard University
• New York City
• University of Iowa

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