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History on Wheels - Scalpel and Sage

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The four humors are _________________.
a)
blood, bile, water,  and phlegm
b)
phlegm, black bile, water, and large intestine
c)
blood, blue bile, yellow bile, and black bile
d)
black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood
2.
Which of the following is not a symptom of an illness?
a)
a headache
b)
a toothache
c)
a cavity
d)
a sore throat
3.
Which of the following herbal medicines used by the Iroquois was made to cure a headache?
a)
sage
b)
black bark
c)
aspirin
d)
black willow bark
4.

What was often prescribed by 18th century doctors as a drink to prevent a patient from getting sick?

a)

vinegar

b)

milk

c)

beer

d)

all of the above

5.
How did an 18th-century mother, treating her sick child, know which herbs to use, how to prepare them, and what dosage to give?
a)
she called the doctor on the telephone
b)
she kept a medicine recipe book
c)
she asked her child
d)
all of the above
6.
Where does the 18th century doctor store his tools and herbal medicines?
a)
in a medicine chest
b)
in the pharmacy
c)
in the refrigerator
d)
all of the above
7.
The dental tool used to pull down the gum and then pry the tooth loose is called ______________.
a)
a goat's foot
b)
the root prier foot
c)
the extractor
d)
the goat's toe and heel
8.

What is the difference in the way one's temperature was taken in the 18th century and the way it is taken in the 21st century?

a)

In the 18th century they used a thermometer and didn't use the back of the hand

b)

In the 18th century there was no thermometer and they used the back of the hand

c)

They didn't put the thermometer under their tongue and they used the palm of the hand

d)

In the 18th century there was no thermometer and they used the palm of the hand

9.
One of your classmates played the role of the doctor's apprentice. An apprentice does not get paid for their work. What, other than money, is the apprentice trying to get by working for someone?
a)
to learn the trade
b)
to get a college education
c)
to graduate from school
d)
to get the doctor's job
10.
The tool used to cut open a body for examination is called ______________.
a)
a scissor
b)
a saw
c)
a scalpel
d)
a knife
11.
The food tubes which are part of the digestive system are called the _________________.
a)
digestion tubes
b)
the esophagus and large intestine
c)
the large and small intestines
d)
the colon and small intestine
12.
One of the major killers during the 18th century was 
a)
cancer
b)
child birth
c)
the flu
d)
tape worms
13.
The poison that could be used to kill tape worms was made from _______________.
a)
black willow bark
b)
tobacco juice
c)
meat fat
d)
sage tea
14.
How did the "midnight man," who no one seemed to know, help the doctor?
a)
by supplying him with medicine
b)
by being his apprentice
c)
by bringing him dead bodies to study
d)
all of the above
15.
The Greeks believed that people got sick because they _______________.
a)
were missing one of the Four Humors
b)
had too much of one of the Four Humors
c)
had too much blood
d)
had too much black bile
16.
The tool used by the doctor to grind up herbs into powder is called the
a)
mortar and testle
b)
grinder
c)
pestle
d)
mortar and pestle
17.

Explain how the probe, worming bowl, and tweezers were used to remove tapeworms from the stomach.

a)

The tweezers held the tongue back, the probe was pushed down the esophagus to lure out the worms, and the worms were placed into the worming bowl.

b)

The probe lined with meat fat was pushed into the esophagus, worms were lured out and pulled out at the rear of the throat with tweezers, and the worms were placed into the worming bowl.

c)

The tweezers clamped the nose closed, the probe was pushed in the belly button, and the water was heated in the worming bowl to lure out the worms.

d)

The probe lined with meat fat held the tongue back, worms were lured out and pulled out at the rear of the throat with tweezers, and the worms were placed into the worming bowl.

18.
Before the blood letting process could begin ________________________.
a)
permission had to be gotten from a parent
b)
the point of incision had to be sterilized with alcohol 
c)
a tourniquet had to be applied to the upper arm
d)
all of the above
19.

The blood letting tool is made up of ____________.

a)

a phleam and lancet

b)

a cup and tourniquet

c)

a knife and tourniquet

d)

a cup and lancet

20.
All of the following are true about apprentices EXCEPT _____________________.
a)
they get paid for the work they do
b)
they work for free so they can learn a trade
c)
sometimes they work with doctors
d)
they sometimes get meals and a place to stay
21.
The medical tool used to cut a body open or cut an organ is called _____________.
a)
a skin rake
b)
a receptor
c)
a phlean and lancet
d)
a scalpel
22.
What are the long tubes called that are part of the digestive tract?
a)
intestines
b)
esophagus
c)
liver
d)
stomach
23.
Eighteenth-century doctors _____________________.
a)
cured all diseases with herbs
b)
cured symptoms of illnesses
c)
cured diseases by bleeding patients
d)
cured illnesses by a medical term known as autopsy
24.

The medical tool used to slow down the flow of blood during the bloodletting process was called a _______________.

a)

tourniquet

b)

hose clamp

c)

blood flow restrictor

d)

phleam and lancet

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