Pre-med
6th - 8th Grade
Used 60+ times
AI Actions
Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...
About
This quiz focuses on the history of medicine and healthcare, covering key developments from primitive times through major medical breakthroughs. The content is most appropriate for grades 9-12, particularly students in health science or pre-medical tracks. The questions assess students' knowledge of historical medical practices, significant medical figures, and pivotal moments in healthcare development, including primitive beliefs about illness, the impact of the Black Plague, ancient medical codes like "do no harm," Egyptian medical record-keeping, vaccination pioneers like Edward Jenner, and the evolution of patient care. Students need to understand chronological thinking, cause-and-effect relationships in medical history, and the contributions of various civilizations to modern healthcare practices. The quiz requires factual recall combined with understanding of how medical knowledge and practices evolved across different time periods and cultures. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying medical history in grades 9-12. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a warmup activity to activate prior knowledge before diving deeper into medical history units, or as a review tool to reinforce key concepts after instruction. Teachers can utilize this quiz for formative assessment to gauge student understanding of fundamental medical history concepts, assign it as homework to encourage independent study, or incorporate it into test preparation for more comprehensive assessments. The quiz aligns with social studies standards such as NCSS.D2.His.1.9-12 and NCSS.D2.His.3.9-12, which emphasize analyzing historical context and focus inquiry to facilitate understanding of historical change. For health science courses, it supports standards like National Health Education Standards 1.12.1, which involves analyzing the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health, by providing historical context for modern medical practices.
Content View
Student View
10 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the primitive times, what did people believe was the cause for sickness?
Disease
Bacteria
Insulting gods
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many people died at the hands of the black Plague?
1/3 of human population
1/4
1/10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When was the code do no harm made?
Ancient romans
Greek
Egyptians
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Egyptians write on?
Paper
Papyrus
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or false:did Clara Barton make the first nursing school?
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who kept the first health records
Egyptians
Romans
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who created the vaccine for smallpox
Ignaz
Edward Jenner
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
Continue with Google
Continue with Email
Continue with Classlink
Continue with Clever
or continue with
Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?
