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Year 11 update 1 2021

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the other name used for blood letting?

a)

Purging

b)

Phlebotomy

c)

Sweating

d)

Balancing

2.

What was the name given to people in the Middle Ages who whipped themselves to prevent catching the Black Death?

a)

Sinners

b)

Whippets

c)

Flagellants

d)

Purgers

3.

What did Vesalius specialise in?

a)

The anatomy

b)

The brain

c)

Lungs

d)

Vaccines

4.

The Church in the Middle Ages banned what?

a)

The 4 humours

b)

Dissection

c)

Ideas about miasma

d)

Barber Surgeons

5.

What was the name of the book in the Middle Ages that gave people advice on preventing disease and illness?

a)

The Bible

b)

Regimen Sanitatis

c)

Fourth Muscle Dissection

d)

Anatomical Tables

6.

When was the Royal Society formed?

a)

1620

b)

1662

c)

1660

d)

1600

7.

Which of these books did Vesalius write?

a)

On the fabric of the human body

b)

The Articella

c)

Regimen Sanitatis

d)

The blood and its circulation

8.

Who was the father of iatrochemistry?

a)

Hooke

b)

Fracastoro

c)

Harvey

d)

Paracelsus

9.

In what year did Pasteur outline his germ theory?

a)

1851

b)

1868

c)

1861

d)

1848

10.
How could Koch easily see individual germs?
a)
by using a dye
b)
as he invented the miscroscope
c)
with his eyes
d)
as he came up with Germ Theory
11.

Vaccines were safer than inoculation. When were inoculations made illegal?

a)

1800

b)

1820

c)

1840

d)

1860

12.

Who discovered chloroform as an anesthetic?

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

William Halstead

c)

John Locke

d)

James Simpson

13.

What anti-septic did Joseph Lister invent?

a)

Listerine Mouth Wash

b)

Carbolic Spray

c)

Chloroform

d)

Rubber Gloves

14.

Who discovered Blood Groups, allowing transfusions?

a)

Karl Landstiener

b)

Joseph Lister

c)

William Halstead

d)

Paul Eaglestone

15.
Who discovered, without realising, the first magic bullet?
a)
Ehrlich
b)
Jenner
c)
Pasteur
d)
Koch
16.

Who developed the mass production of penicillin?

a)

Florey and Chain

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Franklin

d)

Ehrlich

17.

At what point is the NHS free?

a)

at the point of delivery

b)

it was all free all of the time

c)

it was never free

d)

you had to pay health insurance

18.

When was the Tehran Conference held?

a)

November 1943

b)

February 1945

c)

July - August 1945

d)

December 1945

19.

How much was given in Marshall Aid between 1948-51?

a)

$16 billion

b)

$25 billion

c)

$8 billion

d)

£13 billion

20.

In what year was Cominform created?

a)

1946

b)

1947

c)

1948

d)

1949

21.

Why did the first Berlin crisis begin?

a)

The Lublin government in Poland

b)

The result of the Potsdam Conference

c)

The Refugee issue

d)

Refusal to pay reparations and the creation of Bizonia?

22.

When did Khrushchev introduce the Berlin Ultimatum?

a)

Nov 1957

b)

Nov 1959

c)

Nov 1958

d)

Dec 1957

23.

Why did Khrushchev issue the Berlin Ultimatum?

a)

As a response to the introduction of the Deutschmark

b)

To prevent further skilled workers migrating to Western Germany/Berlin

c)

To spread communism

d)

To test President Truman

24.

Who becomes Chancellor of West Germany in Sept 1949?

a)

Willy Brandt

b)

Konrad Adenauer

c)

Lucius Clay

d)

Walter Ulbricht

25.

When was the Camp David Summit?

a)

1960

b)

1958

c)

1957

d)

1959

26.

Who asked Khrushchev to build the Berlin Wall in 1961 to prevent East Germans fleeing to the West?

a)

Walter Ulbricht

b)

Konrad Adenauer

c)

Willy Brandt

d)

Helmet Kohl

27.

Rakosi of Hungary was replaced by whom at the end of the Hungarian Uprising?

a)

Imre Nagy

b)

Janos Kadar

c)

Alexander Dubcek

d)

Antony Novotny

28.

How many demands to the students of Hungary make?

a)

12

b)

17

c)

16

d)

14

29.

Who resigned in Czechoslovakia in 1948, paving the way for a communist government?

a)

Eduard Benes

b)

Klement Gottwald

c)

Imre Nagy

d)

Josip Tito

30.

On average how many tonnes of supplies were airlifted into West Berlin each month during the blockade?

a)

100,000

b)

15,000

c)

150,000

d)

300.000

31.

When was SALT I signed?

a)

May 1973

b)

May 1972

c)

April 1971

d)

April 1972

32.

The Interim agreement of SALT 1 amounted to a reduction of ICBM’s – 1054 for the US and how many for the USSR

a)

754

b)

1618

c)

2050

d)

1100

33.

How many years was the Interim Agreement of SALT 1 to be valid for?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

3

34.

Helsinki Accords, basket 1 dealt with?

a)

International borders and security in Europe

b)

Cooperation in Humanitarian Fields

c)

Cooperation in the Field of Economics

d)

Security in Asia

35.

Who, in 1979 became the leader of the strongest faction within the PDPA and became President of Afghanistan?

a)

Mohammed Daoud Khan

b)

Haizullah Amin

c)

Babrak Kamal

d)

Shah Zahir

36.

How long was the Soviet border with Afghanistan?

a)

20,500km

b)

2,500km

c)

250km

d)

1,500km

37.

Which guerrilla force did the US support throughout the Soviet-Afghan war?

a)

Taliban

b)

Mujaheddin

c)

Al Qaeda

d)

Baath Party

38.

Who was ruler of Communist Czechoslovakia in 1967?

a)

Brezhnev

b)

Novotny

c)

Dubcek

d)

Stalin

39.

Which social group first helped to organise demonstrations against Soviet rule in Czechoslovakia?

a)

The elderly

b)

Soldiers

c)

Students

d)

The middle classes

40.

Which of these countries did Reagan support anti-communists to prevent the spread of communism?

a)

Jamaica

b)

El Salvador

c)

Panama

d)

Bolivia

41.

The real name for Reagan's 'Star Wars' was?

a)

STI

b)

SDI

c)

SID

d)

SDD

42.

Who became Soviet leader in 1985?

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Andropov

c)

Brezhnev

d)

Gorbachev

43.

Gorbachev's Glasnost meant?

a)

Restructuring the economy

b)

Openness (ability to criticise)

c)

Ending the Brezhnev Doctrine

d)

Fall of the Berlin Wall

44.

When did the Berlin Wall come down?

a)

October 1988

b)

November 1989

c)

November 1990

d)

October 1989

45.

Which of these summits between Reagan and Gorbachev took place in 1987 where they discussed the INF treaty?

a)

Geneva

b)

Moscow

c)

Washington

d)

Malta

46.

When was Solidarity legalised in Poland?

a)

June 1989

b)

June 1998

c)

June 1987

d)

June 1994

47.

What was the name of the revolution in Czechoslovakia in November 1989, ending Communist control?

a)

Silk Revolution

b)

Cotton Revolution

c)

Velvet Revolution

d)

Wool Revolution

48.

When was the Warsaw Pact formally dissolved?

a)

1989

b)

1990

c)

1991

d)

1992

49.

When did Gorbachev resign and the USSR dissolve?

a)

Jan 1989

b)

March 1990

c)

September 1997

d)

December 1991

50.

When did the German Revolution begin?

a)

1918

b)

1923

c)

1920

d)

1919

51.

Who became the President of Weimar Germany after the Kaiser resigned?

a)

Ebert

b)

Scheidemann

c)

Erzberger

d)

Groener

52.

When did the French invade the Ruhr?

a)

1918

b)

1923

c)

1920

d)

1919

53.

Why was the Bamberg Conference of 1926 called?

a)

Because of the differing views in the Nazi party

b)

Because Strasser was spying on him

c)

Because the SA was being replaced by the SS

d)

Because they needed to discuss propaganda

54.

How much did the Germans have to pay in reparations?

a)

£6.6billion

b)

£8billion

c)

£6.6million

d)

£6million

55.

When was the Kapp Putsch?

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1921

d)

1922

56.

Who brought recovery to Germany?

a)

Stresemann

b)

Ebert

c)

Erzberger

d)

Haase

57.

Who was used to put down the Spartacist uprising?

a)

The SS

b)

The SA

c)

The Freikorps

d)

The State Police

58.

Which key term describes the way the Treaty of Versailles was forced/imposed on Germany?

a)

The Diktat

b)

The Constitution

c)

Dolchstoss

d)

Reperations

59.

Which term describes the way the German people believed they had been stabbed in the back by their politicians for surrendering after the end of the war?

a)

The Diktat

b)

The Dolschtoss

c)

The Reparations

d)

The Treaty of Versailles

60.

What name was given to the Emergency Law used by the President to pass laws when no decisions were made.

a)

Article 65

b)

Article 48

c)

Article 42

d)

Article 84

61.

What was the Kellog-Briand?

a)

1924. Lowered reparations to £50 million a year. US bank loans $25 Billion between 1924-30. Improved employment and economy

b)

1929. Reduce debt from £6.6 Billion to £2 Billion.

c)

1925. Germany accepted its boarder with France. War less likely.

d)

1928. States stopped using war to achieve policies. Germany respected. Increased public confidence.

62.

What attempts were there in dealing with trench foot?

a)

could not prevent it

b)

prevention,dry feet, amputation

c)

special driers used for feet

d)

soldiers were given special boots

63.
What caused trench fever?
a)
lice
b)
mines
c)
gas
d)
fertilizer
64.
What problems with the soil effected injuries on the Western Front?
a)
fertilizer led to increased infections
b)
it was too muddy
c)
could only grow poppies
d)
stuck to the soldiers uniform
65.

Who was responsible for medical care in the army?

a)

RAMC

b)

RMCA

c)

RCAM

d)

RCMA

66.

What was wound debridement?

a)

another word for amputation

b)

adding antiseptic to a wound

c)

brain surgery

d)

cutting dead tissue from around a wound

67.

What was the Carrel-Dankin method used to prevent?

a)

muscle loss

b)

shell shock

c)

gas gangrene

d)

sight loss

68.
What was the main use of x rays at the start of the war?
a)
identify fragments inside the body to be removed by surgery
b)
identify fragments inside the body to be kept in the body
c)
to see where infection may start
d)
as Marie Curie wanted to be famous
69.
Name a famous neurosurgeon from this time?
a)
Harvey Cushing
b)
Carrel- Dankin
c)
Thomas Thomasson
d)
Jospeh Lister
70.

What did the FANY provide?

a)

surgery assistance

b)

support for medical services

c)

stretcher bearers

d)

domestic duties

71.

What was the system for moving wounded soldiers called?

a)

chain of evacuation

b)

moving wounded soldiers

c)

chain of movement

d)

RAMC

72.

What was the aim of the Regimental Aid Post?

a)

most of the operations

b)

immediate first aid and get men back fighting

c)

dealt with more serious injuries close to the front line

d)

continued treatment or sent soldiers home

73.

What happened in triage?

a)

washing of soldiers in big baths

b)

wounded soldiers divided into two groups

c)

wounded soldiers divided into three groups

d)

way to delouse soldiers

74.

Name 3 types of gas used on the Western Front.

a)

Neon, Hydrogen and Chlorine

b)

Hydrogen, Mustard and Phosgene

c)

Phosgene, Chlorine and Mustard

d)

Mustard, Helium and Oxygen

75.

Who designed a portable blood transfusion kit that was used to provide blood transfusions close to the front lines?

a)

Harold Gillies

b)

Lawrence Bruce Robertson

c)

Oswald Hope Robertson

d)

Geoffrey Keynes

76.

In 1915, Richard Leisohn discovered that by adding what to blood, the need for donor to donor transfusion was removed?

a)

Sodium Nitrate

b)

Sodium Citrate

c)

Sodium Chloride

d)

Sodium Concentrate

77.

The use of stored blood was clearly demonstrated in 1917 at the Battle of Cambrai. By whom?

a)

Geoffrey Keynes

b)

Lawrence Bruce Robertson

c)

Oswald Hope Robertson

d)

Harvey Cushing

78.

Name also given to the underground hospital at Arras?

a)

Stephen Cave

b)

Thompson Cave

c)

Thomas Cave

d)

Stephenson Cave

79.

Who was the pioneer of plastic surgery on the Western Front?

a)

Harvey Cushing

b)

Harold Gillies

c)

Thomas Robertson

d)

Charles Valadier