Where did Phineas die?

his sister's house in San Francisco

at P.T. Barnum's in New York City

Why was it good that Phineas had an open brain injury?

The hole in the skull gave the brain room to swell

All the bleeding helped get rid of the infection

Phineas thought it was cool to have a hole in his head

Why was it bad that Phineas had an open brain injury?

His brain was wide open to infection

The swelling could ultimately kill him

Phineas wants to go back to work for the railroad. What happens when he returns to work?

He is nasty, insulting, unreliable and gets fired

He picks up right where he left off

He gets promoted to head foreman

Dr. Harlow wants to believe that Phineas made a "full recovery" but what makes him realize Phineas is not "himself"?

Phineas won't sell his pocketful of pebbles for $1,000

Phineas can't remember his family

Phineas never leaves home without _______________________.

a bandage over the hole in his skull

What does Broca's area of the brain do?

It controls the ability to speak.

It controls the ability to understand math.

It controls the ability to understand speech.

It controls the ability to balance.

What does Wernicke's are of the brain do?

It controls the ability to understand speech.

It controls the ability to speak.

It controls the ability to understand math

It controls the ability to balance.

A computer program that makes 3D models of the brain

A brain diagram that scientists study

A medicine for improving brain function

A hospital where Phineas received treatment

Why was Phineas' closest companion an iron rod?

He lost the ability to be social.

He was determined to work with metal.

A tamping iron is used for

used for setting ("packing") explosives

used for blasting in underground mines

Immediately after the accident, Phineas could best be described as...

bleeding but alert and conscious

What is pus as it applies to this section?

a sign that your body is fighting an infection

what is gathering above Phineas's eyes

What is the most likely cause of Phineas's accident?

He gets distracted by someone or something & no sand is placed in the hole

He wasn't properly trained on blasting procedures

What was Phineas' job? (choose the 2 that apply)

Phineas was a foreman on a construction site.

Phineas used a tamping rod to set explosives to blast rock into small pieces.

Phineas laid rail for new train tracks.

Phineas hauled away rock that had been blasted into pieces small enough to carry.

What did a tamping iron look like?

The tamping iron looked like an iron spear.

The tamping rod looked like a baseball bat.

The tamping rod looked like a crowbar.

Where did the tamping iron go through Phineas' head?

It entered just under his left cheekbone, behind his left eyeball and upwards through his frontal lobes and out the forehead.

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.

How was Phineas before the accident?

Phineas was a hard-working considerate person

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.

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

What causes the tamping iron to fly up at Phineas?

Somehow the sand was not placed into the blasting hole.

Someone knocks it out of his hand and into the gunpowder.

His assistant was angry and threw it at him.

What does Dr. Williams think about Phineas when he first hears his story?

Dr. Williams doesn't believe him.

Dr. Williams has seen injuries like it before and knows exactly what happened.

Dr. Williams believes him and sees it as a miracle that has occurred.

What is a tamping iron?

a specialized tool for gunpowder blasting in construction work before the invention of dynamite

a heavy, specialized tool that is heated and used to press wrinkles from fabric

a specialized tool that is heated and used to style a person's hair

a specialized tool that is used to muffle loud sounds

What is the main risk of an open brain injury?

when the brain swells t pushes against the skull and cuts off the blood supply to the brain

the part of the brain that is exposed will begin to die

Why is it a good thing for Phineas that he has an open brain injury?

His brain has room to swell because the skull is open.

when the brain swells it pushes against the skull and cuts off the blood supply to the brain

the skull is open, allowing doctors to more easily see what his injuries are and treating them

What deal does Phineas refuse that lets Dr. Harlow know that his personality has changed?

Phineas refuses $1000 for a handful of pebbles.

Phineas refuses to trade his tamping iron for $25.

Phineas refuses $100 for 25 acres of land.

Phineas refuses $10 for a team of 4 horses and a wagon.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do doctors in 1860 treat Epilepsy?

Useless medicine and nursing instructions

Anticonvulsants

Band-Aids

Aspirin

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

crowbar

iron bar

tamping iron

tamping bar

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CCSS.RL.7.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Phineas's wound got infected.

True

False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

After his accident, Phineas has trouble _____________________

Eating and walking

Relating to other people

Getting along with horses

Getting dressed

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

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Phineas Gage Review

How do doctors in 1860 treat Epilepsy?

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

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

Phineas's wound got infected.

After his accident, Phineas has trouble _____________________

The Localizers believed _______________

The Whole Brainers believed __________________

Where did Phineas die?

What was Phineas's cause of death?

Where is Phineas's skull now?

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