Phineas Gage chapters 1 & 2 - modified
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Phineas' job? (choose the 2 that apply)
Phineas was a foreman on a construction site.
Phineas laid rail for new train tracks.
Phineas hauled away rock that had been blasted into pieces small enough to carry.
Phineas used a tamping rod to set explosives to blast rock into small pieces.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did a tamping iron look like?
The tamping rod looked like a baseball bat.
The tamping iron looked like an iron spear.
The tamping rod looked like a crowbar.
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CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where did the tamping iron go through Phineas' head?
It entered just behind his right ear, behind his right eyeball and upwards through his frontal lobes.
It entered just under his chin, behind his nasal cavity and upwards through his frontal lobes.
It entered just under his left ear, behind his left eyeball and across through his right ear.
It entered just under his left cheekbone, behind his left eyeball and upwards through his frontal lobes and out the forehead.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How was Phineas before the accident?
Phineas was very rude to his friends and co-workers and can't make decisions for himself.
Phineas was weak and tried to avoid work whenever possible.
Phineas was a hard-working considerate person
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How was Phineas after the accident?
Phineas was very rude to his friends and co-workers and can't make decisions for himself.
Phineas was weak and tried to avoid work whenever possible.
Phineas was a hard-working considerate person
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes the tamping iron to fly up at Phineas?
Someone knocks it out of his hand and into the gunpowder.
Somehow the sand was not placed into the blasting hole.
His assistant was angry and threw it at him.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Dr. Williams think about Phineas when he first hears his story?
Dr. Williams has seen injuries like it before and knows exactly what happened.
Dr. Williams doesn't believe him.
Dr. Williams believes him and sees it as a miracle that has occurred.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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