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Phineas Gage Ch. 1

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote "Phineas Gage: A Gruesome True Story About Brain Science"?

a)

John Fleischman

b)

John Wierenga

c)

Mark Sharrow

d)

Alexander West

2.

What year did Phineas have his accident?

a)

1992

b)

1989

c)

1885

d)

1848

3.

What is this image of?

a)

a crowbar

b)

an iron rod

c)

a tamping iron

d)

an antenna

4.

What is Phineas' work title on the railroad?

a)

A blaster

b)

A foreman

c)

A tamper

d)

A railman

5.

Who was Phineas' primary doctor who documented his injury/recovery?

a)

Dr. Bigelow

b)

Dr. Harlow

c)

Dr. Glennon

d)

Lennin Strokes

6.

What does Phineas' doctor do to treat his wound that ends up being helpful, but not for the reason he thought?

a)

Gives him a vaccine

b)

Bleeds him

c)

Shaves his head

d)

Forces him to drink salt water

7.

Who looked through a microscope in 1665 and discovered "cells"?

a)

Dr. Harlow

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Janine Jouslous

8.

Who conducts the first sterile operation in 1868?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Joseph Lister

d)

D.J. Beigelow

9.

How long did it take Phineas to physically recover from his injury?

a)

2 years

b)

10 weeks

c)

4 days

d)

11 years

10.

Who originally decided upon the four "humors" humans need to survive? (Phlegm, Bile, Blood)

a)

Ancient Greeks

b)

Babylonian

c)

Egyptians

d)

1850's Medical Doctors

11.

Why doesn't Dr. Harlow reveal the mental changes Phineas has undergone since the accident?

a)

patient-doctor confidentiality

b)

he didn't realize how severe the changes were

c)

Phineas threatened him to keep it secret

d)

He didn't want the medical community to know