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S2 History of Medicine

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 12hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You will see some medical conditions.

Name the medical condition.

a)

Headache

b)

Rickets

c)

Small pox

d)

Tetanus

2.

Name the medical condition.

a)

Headache

b)

Rickets

c)

Small pox

d)

Tetanus

3.

Name the medical condition.

a)

Headache

b)

Rickets

c)

Small pox

d)

Tetanus

4.

Name the medical condition.

a)

Headache

b)

Rickets

c)

Small pox

d)

Tetanus

5.

Name the medical condition.

a)

Rickets

b)

Small pox

c)

The Plague

d)

Cholera

6.

What is the disease shown in this primary source cartoon?

a)

Cholera

b)

The Black Death

c)

Typhoid

d)

Small pox

7.

What disease is being described?


A medieval description of a disease:

“…emergence of certain tumours in the groin or armpits, some of which grew as large as a common apple. Black spots appeared on the arm or the thigh…”

a)

Cholera

b)

The Black Death

c)

Typhoid

d)

Small pox

8.

Which image shows treatment of a head ache?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What is the name of this creature which is used in medicine?

a)

Worm

b)

Leech

c)

Caterpillar

d)

Slug

10.

What were the two types of plague?

a)

Pneumonic and Blubonic

b)

Newmonic and Bubonic

c)

Newmonic and Blubonic

d)

Pneumonic and Bubonic

11.

The Pneumonic Plague was ...

a)

airborne. Spread by sneezing. Coughed blood. People often died within a day.

b)

with painful buboes. Spread by fleas and rats.

12.

The Bubonic Plague was ...

a)

airborne. Spread by sneezing. Coughed blood. People often died within a day.

b)

with painful buboes. Spread by fleas and rats.

13.

Where did the Black Death come from?

a)

The North

b)

The East

c)

The South

d)

The West

14.

Select two reasons why the Black Death did not affect the area around modern-day Poland.

a)

There were no rats

b)

The borders were shut by the ruler

c)

They were blessed by god

d)

The population was low

15.

Pestilence is ...

a)

A devastating infectious disease

b)

Relating to the lungs

c)

A disastrous evil

d)

To whip

16.

Pneumonic is ...

a)

A devastating infectious disease

b)

Relating to the lungs

c)

A disastrous evil

d)

To whip

17.

A Plague is ...

a)

A devastating infectious disease

b)

Relating to the lungs

c)

A disastrous evil

d)

To whip

18.

Flagellate means ...

a)

A devastating infectious disease

b)

Relating to the lungs

c)

A disastrous evil

d)

To whip

19.

True or false: The Black Death was caused by rats.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which two of these were treatments for the Plague?

a)

leeches

b)

rubbing a frog on the sores

c)

washing the buboes

d)

antiseptic

21.

In the Middle Ages in Europe, the standard of doctors was very ...

a)

poor

b)

good

22.

Their medical knowledge was not very ...

a)

exciting

b)

popular

c)

scientific

d)

expensive

23.

People were very ...

a)

superstitious

b)

educated

c)

clean

d)

disease-free

24.

What book does this source come from?

"O Servant of God, use medicine because God has not created a pain without a remedy for it.”

a)

The Bible

b)

The Guru Granth Sahib

c)

The Tripitakas

d)

The Qur'an

25.

Examine Sources A and B.

Are they primary or secondary?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

26.

According to Source A, it was part of the Muslim faith to care for the sick and ...

a)

hungry

b)

lonely

c)

unhappy

d)

needy

27.

According to Source A, most Muslim doctors treated the poor ...

a)

every day

b)

for free

c)

in the street

d)

for a high price

28.

According to Source A, from what year did Muslim doctors in Baghdad have to pass a test to practice?

a)

931BC

b)

913AD

c)

931AD

d)

AD1931

29.

According to Source A, Muslim surgeons were very ... and used ...

a)

rich, drugs

b)

skilled, cataracts

c)

rich, anaesthetics

d)

skilled, anaesthetics

30.

True or false: Many hospitals were built in the Islamic world during the Middle Ages.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

According to Source B, the standard of doctors in Western Europe during the Middle Ages was very ...

a)

good

b)

high

c)

low

d)

standard

32.

According to Source B, there were only a few ... and doctors charged a lot for their ...

a)

doctors, services

b)

hospitals, services

c)

skilled, work

d)

patients, work

33.

True or false: According to Source B, most doctors in Western Europe during the Middle Ages were full-time.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

According to Source B, many Western doctors were also ...

a)

butchers and bakers

b)

bakers and barbers

c)

barbers and tailors

d)

butchers and barbers

35.

True or False: According to Source B, doctors in Western Europe in the Middle Ages did not have to go to University.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

According to Sources A and B, were there any similarities between Islamic and Western medicine?

a)

Yes

b)

No

37.

According to Sources A and B, what was the one similarity between Western and Islamic medicine?

a)

Doctors had to take a test

b)

Doctors had to go to university

c)

Doctors were well-paid

d)

Doctors worked in hospitals

38.

What is a vaccine?

a)

something that kills a virus

b)

something that provides immunity

c)

something that cures diseases

d)

something that you have to get

39.

Small pox is usually not ... but can lead to ...

a)

fatal, blindness

b)

fatal, cholera

c)

blind, death

d)

painful, blindness

40.

Name the doctor who helped to create the vaccine for small pox.

a)

Dr Snow

b)

Dr Pare

c)

Dr Knox

d)

Dr Jenner

41.

When Dr Jenner was a child, who gave him small pox?

a)

His father

b)

A milkmaid

c)

His friends

d)

His doctor

42.

Small pox was spread through ...

a)

water droplets

b)

dirty water

c)

dead bodies

d)

rats

43.

Who did Dr Jenner see that did not get small pox?

a)

Doctors

b)

Women

c)

Cows

d)

Milkmaids

44.

Dr Jenner saw that milkmaids didn't get small pox, they got ... instead.

a)

cholera

b)

small pox

c)

cow pox

d)

typhoid

45.

Dr Jenner made a vaccine from ...

a)

herbs

b)

blood

c)

small pox

d)

cow pox

46.

The word vaccine comes from the Latin for ...

a)

milk

b)

cow

c)

blood

d)

small pox

47.

Small pox was eradicated in the ...

a)

1850s

b)

1950s

c)

1960s

d)

1970s

48.

According to Source C, what does the darker colour represent?

a)

diseases

b)

population

c)

relief

d)

small pox cases

49.

Source C shows the population distribution in ...

a)

1701 and 1910

b)

1700 and 1900

c)

1701 and 1900

d)

1701 and 1911

50.

Choose two. People moved to the towns/cities ...

a)

to work in the factories

b)

to get new clothes

c)

to get an education

d)

to have large families

51.

Which two statements are correct?

a)

The population in the countryside stayed the same

b)

The population of towns increased

c)

The population stayed the same

d)

The population of the cities increased

52.

Which three were problems that came with more people living in the towns and cities?

a)

Large families

b)

Overcrowding

c)

Lack of running water

d)

Badly built housing

e)

Low rent

53.

Which picture shows a common type of housing for people who moved to the towns and cities in the 1800s?

a)
b)
c)
d)
54.

What were two things that many people did not have?

a)

Running water

b)

A small room

c)

Ventilation

d)

Irresponsible landlords

55.

The name for this type of housing is ...

a)

semi-detached housing

b)

detached Housing

c)

apartment housing

d)

tenement housing

56.

Which two were common diseases in towns and cities in the 1800s?

a)

The Plague and Cholera

b)

Cholera and Typhoid

c)

Pneumonic Plague and Typhoid

d)

Cholera and Tetanus

57.

What is the disease shown in the primary source cartoon?

a)

Small pox

b)

Cholera

c)

Bubonic Plague

d)

The Black Death

58.

What was the name of the doctor who investigated the cause of Cholera in London?

a)

Dr Snow

b)

Dr Pare

c)

Dr Knox

d)

Dr Jenner

59.

What year was the London outbreak of Cholera?

a)

1845

b)

1854

c)

1843

d)

1853

60.

Which image shows the work of Dr Snow in London?

a)
b)
c)
d)
61.

What do the red dots on this map represent?

a)

Factories

b)

Deaths

c)

Water pumps

d)

Births

62.

What did people think was causing the Cholera outbreak?

a)

A curse from God

b)

Rats

c)

Bad air

d)

Bad meat

e)

All of the above

63.

What was the real cause of the Cholera outbreak?

a)

Fleas on rats

b)

Food poisoning

c)

Dirty houses

d)

Contaminated water

64.

Cholera is caused by ______.

Symptoms include ______.

Infected patients can die within ______.

a)

a virus, dehydration, 2 hours

b)

bacteria, dehydration, 3 hours

c)

bacteria, buboes, 3 hours

d)

a virus, vomiting, 1 hour

65.

Dr Snow encouraged the authorities to ...

a)

clean the streets

b)

vaccinate people in London

c)

check people for Cholera

d)

remove access to the water pump

66.

True or False: Surgery in the past was free from pain.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

True or False: Patients were normally asleep during surgery.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

True or False: Doctors in the past washed their hands and wore gloves to perform surgery.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

In which picture has the patient been given an anaesthetic?

a)
b)
70.

In which picture is the patient more likely to get infected or bleed to death?

a)
b)
71.

Which doctor discovered Chloroform?

a)

Dr Pare

b)

Dr Simpson

c)

Dr Lister

d)

Dr Knox

72.

Which doctor stopped bleeding by tying blood vessels with thread?

a)

Dr Pare

b)

Dr Simpson

c)

Dr Lister

d)

Dr Knox

73.

Which doctor created an antiseptic to stop wounds getting infected?

a)

Dr Pare

b)

Dr Simpson

c)

Dr Lister

d)

Dr Knox

74.

What does NHS stand for?

a)

National Health Society

b)

National Health Service

c)

National Health Scotland

d)

National Health Standard

75.

Which person is a non doctor who cares with a woman and her offspring during pregnancy and childbirth?

a)

Surgeon

b)

Anesthesiologist

c)

Cardiologist

d)

Midwife

76.

Which person gives drugs that make people unconscious and then constantly monitors them to make sure they don’t die from the drugs?

a)

Surgeon

b)

Anesthesiologist

c)

Cardiologist

d)

Registrar

77.

Which person is an expert in using operations to treat illness?

a)

Surgeon

b)

Consultant

c)

Registrar

d)

Cardiologist

78.

Which person performs operations on the heart?

a)

Consultant

b)

Registrar

c)

Physiotherapist

d)

Cardiologist

79.

Which person is a specialist doctor, working at a very high level in a hospital?

a)

Consultant

b)

Registrar

c)

Director

d)

Nurse

80.

Which person is an expert in helping people move properly to recover from illness?

a)

Cardiologist

b)

Physiotherapist

c)

Registrar

d)

Consultant

81.

Name the drug that caused the condition in the picture.

a)

Thaidomide

b)

Thaledomide

c)

Thalidomite

d)

Thalidomide

82.

Who was prescribed or given this drug?

a)

Pregnant mothers

b)

Single mothers

c)

Sick children

d)

Everybody

83.

What was this drug a treatment for?

a)

Food poisoning

b)

Morning sickness

c)

Post-natal depression

d)

Amputation

84.

The cause of this condition was discovered in the ...

a)

1940s

b)

1960s

c)

1980s

d)

1990s

85.

Children were born with ___ limbs and many mothers had ___.

a)

missing, twins

b)

small, morning sickness

c)

large, miscarriages

d)

deformed, miscarriages

86.

The Thalidomide scandal led to ...

a)

more expensive drugs

b)

greater testing and controls on drugs

c)

compensation for all involved

d)

greater trust in the pharmaceutical industry

87.

The study of ___ had become very popular in Edinburgh in the 1800s.

a)

Physiotherapy

b)

Physics

c)

Astrology

d)

Anatomy

88.

However, there were not enough ___ to dissect.

a)

corpses

b)

animals

c)

doctors

d)

surgeons

89.

Medical schools were only allowed to dissect ...

a)

old people

b)

sick people

c)

dead doctors

d)

executed criminals

90.

Complete this Children's song from the time.

"Up the close and down the stair,

In the house with Burke and ______.

Burke’s the butcher, Hare’s the ______.

______, the man who buys the beef."

a)

Hare, thief, Pare

b)

Hair, thief, Simpson

c)

Hare, thief, Knox

d)

Hair, thief, Knox

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