Aphasia Quiz

What is aphasia?

• A type of stroke

• A type of neurological disease

• A disorder resulting from damage to language areas of the brain

• A type of brain tumor

What is the most common cause of brain injury leading to aphasia?

• Stroke

• Gunshot wound

• Brain tumor

• Progressive neurological disorder

Which type of aphasia results from damage to the temporal lobe of the brain?

• Broca's aphasia

• Conduction aphasia

• Wernicke's aphasia

• Global aphasia

What is a characteristic of Wernicke's aphasia?

• Difficulty understanding speech

• Speaking in short phrases with great effort

• Creating made-up words

• Repeating the same words and phrases over and over again

Which type of aphasia results from damage primarily affecting the frontal lobe of the brain?

• Global aphasia

• Broca's aphasia

• Conduction aphasia

• Wernicke's aphasia

What is a characteristic of Broca's aphasia?

• Creating made-up words

• Emitting small words such as 'is' and 'the'

• Speaking in long complicated sentences

• Difficulty understanding speech

What type of aphasia results from damage to extensive portions of the language areas of the brain?

• Global aphasia

• Conduction aphasia

• Broca's aphasia

• Wernicke's aphasia

What is a characteristic of global aphasia?

• Severe communication difficulties

• Temporary interruption of blood flow to the brain

• Difficulty repeating words and sentences

• Difficulty naming objects

What type of injury is a transient ischemic attack (TIA)?

• Temporary interruption of blood flow to the brain

• Severe blows to the head

• Brain infection

• Progressive neurological disorder

How is aphasia usually first recognized?

• By a neurologist

• By the patient themselves

• By a speech and language pathologist

• By other people such as family members or health professionals