Phineas Gage: A Gruesome Story Quiz 2

What is the 'blood-brain barrier' mentioned in the text?

• A barrier that keeps out many substances circulating in the blood from the brain

• A barrier that allows bacteria to enter the brain easily

• A barrier that protects the brain from physical injuries

• A barrier that prevents oxygen and nutrients from reaching the brain

What did Louis Pasteur study in Paris?

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Physics

• Astronomy

What is the bad news about Phineas Gage's 'open brain' injury?

• His brain is open to infection

• His brain is sealed off from the outside world

• His brain is protected by many layers of tissue, bone, and skin

• His brain is not affected by the accident

What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek find in a drop of water under the microscope?

• Single-celled microorganisms, tiny plants, and tiny animals

• Empty cork cells

• Living cells inside a cork tree

• Rows of tiny, boxlike structures

What did Robert Hooke discover under the microscope?

• Rows of tiny, boxlike structures in cork tissue

• Living cells inside a cork tree

• Microscopic animals in a drop of water

• The blood-brain barrier

Why were Phineas and his crew blowing up rock?

• To make way for the railroad

• To have a good time

• To build a subdivision

• To make Fireworks

Which object do you think is closest in length to Phineas's tamping iron?

• javelin

• baseball bat

• crowbar

• pool stick

What conclusion can you draw about the doctors' treatment of Phineas?

•  The doctors only wanted to experiment on Phineas and didn't care about the outcome. 

• The doctors intentionally withheld treatment from Phineas

• The doctors treated Phineas according to the best medical knowledge of the time

• Phineas would have had no side effects had he had been treated today

Iron will is....

• narrowing temper

• strong determination

• a device that went through Phineas head

• a workshop

The tamping iron went into

• Phineas left cheek

• Phineas forehead

• Phineas left ear

• Phineas chin