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Medicine in Britain 1250 - Present: Knowledge Extravaganza!

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
He believed sickness had a physical and rational explanation and taught against ethically improper conduct.  Also coined terms like acute, chronic and epidemic 
a)
Galen
b)
Imhotep
c)
Hippocrates 
d)
Avicenna 
2.
He was the world's first anatomist and (incorrectly) believed that disease resulted in an imbalance of vital fluids or "humors". 
a)
Galen
b)
Hippocrates 
c)
Imhotep
d)
Avicenna 
3.
The first universities dedicated to teaching the medical arts first came about when?
a)
1920
b)
1820
c)
1220
d)
1492
4.
Who was the first to begin to make very precise anatomical drawings (during the Renaissance period)? 
a)
Vesalius 
b)
Da Vinci
c)
Spallanzani 
d)
Vivaldi 
5.

What was the primary focus of the Hippocratic Oath?

a)

Described over 200 diseases

b)

The tale of an old man and the sea

c)

Focused on the ethical conduct of physicians and the honorable standards of the profession

d)

Mr. Dalton, there is no such thing. Why do you lie to us so much??!!

6.

Who identified arteries, veins and kidney function?

a)

Galen

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Avicenna

d)

Imhotep

7.
The Father of Medicine
a)
Aristotle
b)
Hippocrates
c)
Mendel
d)
Nightengale
8.
In Ancient times, diseases and illness were believed to be caused by
a)
rats
b)
insects
c)
bacteria
d)
demons and evil spirits
9.
Herbal medication for the heart, still used today
a)
penicillin
b)
digitalis
c)
morphine
d)
aprrin
10.
When did the Black Death reach Britain?
a)
1348
b)
1384
11.
Who developed the idea of the four humours further?
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Galen
12.
How many "humours" did the Ancient Greeks think people had in their body?
a)
5
b)
4
13.
What is miasma?
a)
Bad air
b)
Bad breath
14.
When was the Great Plague?
a)
1665
b)
1685
15.
Who published the Germ Theory in 1861?
a)
Robert Koch
b)
Louis Pasteur
16.
Who was significant in influencing improvements in hospital care?
a)
Florence Nightingale
b)
Florence Kingfisher
17.
What was the name of the doctor who discovered what was causing cholera?
a)
John Frost
b)
John Snow
18.
What was the main cause of the cholera outbreak?
a)
contaminated water
b)
contaminated food
19.
Who discovered penicillin?
a)
Alexander Fleming
b)
Howard Florey
20.
What date did Britain declare war on Germany?
a)
4 July 1914
b)
4 August 1914
21.
X-rays, blood transfusions and aseptic surgery were important developments in what century?
a)
19th Century
b)
20th Century
22.
in 1901 Karl Landsteiner discovered what?
a)
three blood groups
b)
four blood groups
23.

What was the most common treatment for an imbalance of humours?

a)

Bloodletting

b)

Purging

24.

Historians thought the bubonic plague was carried by what?

a)

Flies living on black rats

b)

Fleas living on black rats

25.

How were humans infected with the bubonic plague?

a)

infected flea bite

b)

Drinking dirty water

26.

New discoveries by whom led to changes in care and treatment after 1700?

a)

William Harvey

b)

Andreas Vesalius

27.

William Harvey proved that Galen's theories were?

a)

Wrong

b)

Correct

28.

Select two examples of things Vesalius, in Renaissance times, proved wrong about Galen's work.

a)

Vesalius proved men and women have the same number of ribs whereas previously Galen's work had taught people men had more ribs than women.

b)

Vesalius proved the body has a nervous system.

c)

Vesalius proved the human jaw bone was in two parts which contrasted to Galen's teachings that the jaw bone was in one part.

d)

Vesalius proved the body had ligaments as well as muscles whereas previous Galen's work had suggested we only had muscles.

29.

Select the correct time periods and dates.

a)

1250 - 1500 = Medieval Britain.

b)

1900 - Present Day = Modern World

c)

1500 - 1700 = Renaissance

d)

1700 - 1900 = Industrial Britain

e)

1000 - 1600 = Medieval Britain

30.
This person tried to remove magic and superstition from from medicine by observing symptoms and trying to determine the cause.
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Herophilus
c)
Eratosthenes
d)
Hero
31.
A vaccination for smallpox was developed in 1796 by
a)
James Lind
b)
Edward Jenner
c)
Gabriel Fallopius
d)
Joseph Priestley
32.
Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by 
a)
Sir Alexander Fleming
b)
Dr. Philippe Pinel
c)
Sigmund Freud
d)
William Roentgen
33.
Invented the stethoscope in 1816
a)
Robert Koch
b)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Joseph Lister
d)
Rene Laennec
34.
Discovered X-rays in 1895
a)
William Harvey
b)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Koch
d)
William Roentgen
35.
Invented the microscope in 1666
a)
Gabriel Fahrenheit
b)
William Harvey
c)
Rene Laennec
d)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
36.
The first successful heart transplant was performed by __.
a)
Mendel
b)
Vesalius
c)
Barton
d)
Barnard
37.
Who discovered the vaccine for smallpox and actually coined the term "vaccine"?
a)
Davy
b)
Pare 
c)
Snow 
d)
Jenner 
38.
Founder of modern nursing.
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Sir Alexander Fleming
c)
Clara Barton
d)
Florence Nightengale
39.

What 20th century drug was developed to treat Diabetes?

a)

Penicillin

b)

Sulfa Drugs

c)

Morphine

d)

Insulin

40.

Antibiotics were discovered in what century?

a)

20th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

21st

41.

In what century did woman take an active role in healthcare?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

42.

Known as the founder of modern nursing

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Florence Nightingale

c)

Elizabeth Blackwell

d)

Dorothea Dix

43.
Proved microorganisms cause disease, created a vaccine for rabies and developed a procedure that involved heating and sealing to destroying dangerous microorganisms
a)
Louis Pasteur
b)
Joseph Priestley
c)
Marie Curie
d)
William Roentgen
44.
Developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens. Identified the pathogen that caused tuberculosis (TB).
a)
Louis Pasteur
b)
Robert Koch
c)
William Roentgen
d)
Jonas Salk
45.

Louis Pasteur discovered that ________ cause disease.

a)

Microorganisms

b)

Demons

c)

Red blood cells

d)

Neutrons

46.

Name the medical condition.

a)

Headache

b)

Rickets

c)

Small pox

d)

Tetanus

47.

Name the medical condition.

a)

Headache

b)

Rickets

c)

Small pox

d)

Tetanus

48.

Name the medical condition.

a)

Rickets

b)

Small pox

c)

The Plague

d)

Cholera

49.

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

50.

Which two of these were treatments for the Plague?

a)

leeches

b)

rubbing a frog on the sores

c)

washing the buboes

d)

antiseptic

51.

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

52.

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

53.

Which image shows the work of Dr Snow in London?

a)
b)
c)
d)
54.

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

55.

In which picture has the patient been given an anaesthetic?

a)
b)
56.

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

a)
b)
57.

Which doctor discovered Chloroform?

a)

Dr Pare

b)

Dr Simpson

c)

Dr Lister

d)

Dr Knox

58.

Which doctor created an antiseptic to stop wounds getting infected?

a)

Dr Pare

b)

Dr Simpson

c)

Dr Lister

d)

Dr Knox

59.

What does NHS stand for?

a)

National Health Society

b)

National Health Service

c)

National Health Scotland

d)

National Health Standard

60.

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

61.

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

62.

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

a)

Surgeon

b)

Consultant

c)

Registrar

d)

Cardiologist

63.

How was belief in miasma slightly different in the Renaissance (1500 - 1700) compared to Medieval times

(1250 - 1500)?

a)

In Medieval times, people believed bad air was fumes in the air, in the Renaissance the idea developed to miasma being invisible "seeds"

b)

In Medieval times, people believed bad air was invisible "seeds" in the air, in the Renaissance the idea developed to miasma being fumes.

64.

Which of these are treatments based on re-balancing the "Four Humours"

a)

Using leeches to drain blood from the body.

b)

Using antimony to cool the body down.

c)

Cutting a vein.

d)

Pumping camomile up an anus with a pig's bladder as a pump.

65.

How did Florence Nightingale dramatically improve nursing after 1850?

a)

She banned all male nurses.

b)

She discovered germs.

c)

She encouraged hand washing for the first time ever.

d)

She professionalised nursing by opening the Nightingale School for Nurses.

e)

She wrote a training manual for nurses called Notes on Nursing.

66.

What was the spontaneous generation theory that was popular around the year 1800?

a)

Germs are the cause of decay and can be viewed when looking through a microscope.

b)

Germs can be killed by heating them.

c)

animalcules are the cause of decay.

d)

Food decays and gives birth to little animalcules that can be seen through a microscope.

67.

In the 20th century penicillin was studied in depth by

a)

James Simpson

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Florence Nightingale

d)

Alexander Fleming

68.

Which TWO factors helped Fleming to discover that penicillin mold killed bacteria?

a)

Chance

b)

War

c)

Government

d)

Individual Genius

69.

In what year did Fleming make his discovery of penicillin?

a)

1928

b)

1918

c)

1937

d)

1941

70.

In what year did Ernst Florey and Howard Chain continue research in to penicillin?

a)

1928

b)

1938

c)

1918

d)

1898

71.

Which government eventually agreed to fund the mass production of penicillin?

a)

France

b)

Nazi Germany

c)

USA

d)

Japan

72.

At which event was penicillin used for the first time in huge numbers?

a)

Battle of the Somme

b)

Pearl Harbour

c)

D-Day

d)

King's Funeral

73.

Which of these really helped with the discovery of DNA

a)

Carbolic Acid

b)

Petri Dish

c)

Colour Photography

d)

X-Ray

74.

In what year was the structure of DNA discovered?

a)

1945

b)

1935

c)

1989

d)

1953

75.

Which two people discovered the structure of DNA in 1953 (choose 2)

a)

Francis Crick

b)

Ambroise Pare

c)

James Watson

d)

James Simpson

76.

Rosalind Franklin was the first person to...

a)

Take an X-ray photograph of DNA

b)

Identify DNA microbes

c)

Realise the power of penicillin

d)

Swim the channel.

77.

True or false - Crick and Watson's research was later funded by governments?

a)

True

b)

False

78.

When was the Human Genome Project started?

a)

1986

b)

1968

c)

1992

d)

1953

79.

Which of these was NOT identified as being caused by DNA (genes)?

a)

Certain cancers

b)

Syphillis

c)

Diabetes

d)

Alzheimer's Diseases

80.
What is the time period heading for the years c1700-c1900?
a)
Industrial
b)
Renaissance
c)
Medieval
d)
Modern
81.
What century is 1172 in?
a)
12th
b)
11th
c)
10th
d)
13th
82.
What is the time period heading for the years c1500 – c1700?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Industrial
c)
Medieval
d)
Modern
83.
In history, what does change mean?
a)
When things become different to what they were before
b)
When things stay the same
84.
In history, what does continuity mean?
a)
When things stay the same
b)
When things become different to what they were before
85.
In history, what does a turning point mean?
a)
When a significant change happens
b)
When there are a number of similar or related changes, continuing in the same direction, over a period of time
c)
When things stay the same
d)
Something that contributes to a result
86.
In history, what does a trend mean?
a)
When there are a number of similar or related changes, continuing in the same direction, over a period of time
b)
When a significant change happens
c)
When things stay the same
d)
Something that contributes to a result
87.
In history, what does a factor mean?
a)
Something that contributes to a result
b)
When there are a number of similar or related changes, continuing in the same direction, over a period of time
c)
When a significant change happens
d)
When things stay the same
88.
Why is the colour green going to be used for the medieval period?
a)
As most medicine was made of herbs
b)
As the future is brigher
c)
As people were more aware if hygiene
d)
As people had more ideas about the body
89.
Why is the colour yellow going to be used for the modern period?
a)
As the future is brigher
b)
As most medicine was made of herbs
c)
As people were more aware if hygiene
d)
As people had more ideas about the body
90.

Who was Paul Ehrlich?

a)

The person who led the research team that discovered Salvarsan 606.

b)

The man who discovered magic bullets.

c)

The godfather of chemical cures.

d)

The guy who worked for Robert Koch.

91.

How did Robert Koch help medical progress (2 reasons)

a)

He invented a machine that steam cleaned surgical instruments

b)

He discovered germs.

c)

He discovered specific germs that cause specific diseases.

d)

He invented pain killers.

92.

When did we finally discover the precise germ that causes plague?

a)

1861

b)

1884

c)

1894

d)

1901

93.

When did the government make Edward Jenner's small pox vaccine compulsory?

a)

1853

b)

1861

c)

1892

d)

1976

94.

When was the Great Stink?

Which consequently encouraged the government to start sorting out the sewers in London.

a)

1855

b)

1858

c)

1854

d)

1842

95.

What is the name of the creator of the Human Genome Project

a)

Salvador Mazza

b)

Francis Collins

c)

Hippocrates

d)

John Snow

96.

How much has the average life expectancy risen since 1900

a)

10 years (aprox)

b)

20 years (aprox)

c)

30 years (aprox)

d)

40 years (aprox)

97.

In what area did Andreas Vesalius challenge Galen's ideas?

a)

Treatment of wounds

b)

The circulation of the blood

c)

Anatomy

d)

The theory of the four humours

98.

In what year did Pasteur outline his germ theory?

a)

1851

b)

1868

c)

1861

d)

1848

99.

Why was the Public Health Act 1875 more effective than the 1848 Act?

a)

It provided more funding for new sewers

b)

It was compulsory

c)

More working class men had been given the vote in 1867

d)

Germ theory and other developments had shown that good sanitation was important

100.

Which of these individuals understood and believed in germ theory to help their developments?

a)

Edwin Chadwick

b)

John Snow

c)

Florence Nightingale

d)

Robert Koch

101.

Which of the below was not a development during the First World War?

a)

The use of sodium citrate to store blood.

b)

Harold Ghillies used new techniques in plastic surgery to reconstruct facial injuries.

c)

The development of vaccinations for cholera and tuberculosis

d)

The use of mobile X-rays to diagnose injury

102.

The NHS changed medicine because...

a)

... it made healthcare affordable for everyone in Britain.

b)

... it gave government a more significant role in medicine.

c)

... it made emergency hospital care free for patients.

d)

... it ensured that surgeons did not operate with bear hands and therefore protected bear populations from extinction.

103.

The discovery of DNA has led to new developments in these areas of medicine.

a)

Prevention

b)

Treatment

c)

Public Health

d)

Diagnosis

104.
Why did people think God sent disease?
a)
As a punishment for sins
b)
As God likes sick people
c)
As Galen wrote it in a book
d)
Because God is mean
105.
What was a lazar house?
a)
where people with leprosy went
b)
where people with the black death went
c)
where physicians trained
d)
where apothecaries trained

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