Phineas Gage quiz

Why is Phineas Gage “someone worth knowing,” according to the text?

• His injuries helped scientists learn about how the brain works

• He worked a variety of jobs in his life

• He was a world traveler

• He was famous for working at P. T. Barnum’s museum

Which of the following is a way Phineas changed after his accident?

• He got angry easily

• His personality changed from moment to moment

• He became a smart businessman

• He no longer knew how to be social

What part of Phineas’s brain was injured?

• The brain stem

• The cerebellum

• The corpus callosum

• The cerebral cortex

Which of the following is not a job he did after he left the doctors in Boston?

• Working at Barnum’s museum

• Stagecoach driver

• Railroad construction foreman

• Worked in a livery stable

Which part of the brain is in charge of our personality, emotions, and decision-making?

• The cerebral cortex

• The brain stem

• The corpus callosum

• The cerebellum

What surprising detail about Phineas Gage’s injury shocked doctors at the time?

• He was able to walk and talk shortly after the accident.

• It was difficult to see the signs of his injury.

• He fully recovered within a few weeks.

• He lost all ability to recognize his family.

What is the main theme of Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science?

• The importance of railroad safety.

• How one man’s injury led to major discoveries about the human brain.

• The history of medical treatments in the 1800s.

• The dangers of working in construction.

Who created germ theory?

• Louis Pasteur

• Joseph Lister

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hook

Which of the following first performed surgery in sterile conditions?

• Louis Pasteur

• Joseph Lister

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Theodore Neosporin

What caused Phineas’s accident?

• He wasn’t wearing a helmet, which meant the rod went all the way through his head

• He got distracted and the rod slipped into the hole

• He lit a match near the explosives

• His tamping rod was too sharp