WorksheetsUnit 2 Mesmerized
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Ben's hypothesis (idea) about why people reacted to Mesmer's actions?
a)
he used invisible forces
b)
people believed Mesmer
c)
It was in their minds (their beliefs)
2.
Who asked Ben to investigate Mesmer?
a)
a doctor
b)
the King of England
c)
the King of France
3.
How did Ben test his hypothesis (idea) about why people experienced what Mesmer said to them?
a)
he blindfolded each person
b)
he gave them an eye test
c)
he asked them questions
4.
How did doctors feel about Mesmer's work?
a)
supportive
b)
amazed
c)
angry
5.
What tool did Mesmer use to demonstrate this "astonishing new force"?
a)
an iron wand
b)
a blindfold
c)
a ring
6.
Mesmer said that the force streamed from
a)
the air
b)
him
c)
the stars
7.
What did Mesmer discover but he not realize it?
a)
an invisible force
b)
how to make someone faint
c)
the placebo effect
8.
During the American Revolution Benjamin Franklin sailed to France, why?
a)
to meet Mesmer
b)
to visit Paris
c)
to ask the King of France to help the American revolutionists
9.
Once Franklin did the blindfold demonstrations what did Mesmer do?
a)
fled town
b)
challenged Franklin to a duel
c)
went to talk to the King
10.
When someone is guided into a highly focused state of mind and responds to suggestion today we call call this
a)
boredom
b)
sleep
c)
hypnosis
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