History of Healthcare Quiz

This man discovered the first vaccination when he observed that

milkmaids who are exposed to cowpox do not get smallpox.

• Joseph Lister

• Edward Jenner

• Hippocrates

• Galen

Known as the “Father of Medicine”, he wrote the oath that doctors still

take today.

• Asclepius

• Jacoba Felicie

• Hippocrates

• Galen

The Chinese documented over 1000 medical herbs and established the science of...

• pharmacology

• sanitation

• acupuncture

• anatomy

Which of the following people developed the antibiotic Penicillin?

• Wilhelm ron Roentgen

• Francis Crick

• Sir Alexander Fleming

• Joseph Lister

Who was considered the founder of "modern nursing"?

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Clara Burton

• Florence Nightengale

Who founded the American Red Cross?

• Clara Burton

• Florence Nightengale

• Rene Laennec

What is an apothecary?

• Early Pharmacy

• Roman Church

• Doctor's office

• Medical School

They were known as the first to develop public health, sanitation systems and filtration systems.

• Romans

• Chinese

• Greek

• Egyptians

This time period was known as the "rebirth of the science of medicine"?

• Dark ages

• Middle ages

• Renaissance

• 18th Century

Which group of people was responsible for the earliest healthcare records?

• Chinese
• Egyptians
• Romans
• Greeks