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WorksheetsPhineas Gage Ch. 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who wrote "Phineas Gage: A Gruesome True Story About Brain Science"?
John Fleischman
John Wierenga
Mark Sharrow
Alexander West
What year did Phineas have his accident?
1992
1989
1885
1848
What is this image of?
a crowbar
an iron rod
a tamping iron
an antenna
What is Phineas' work title on the railroad?
A blaster
A foreman
A tamper
A railman
Who was Phineas' primary doctor who documented his injury/recovery?
Dr. Bigelow
Dr. Harlow
Dr. Glennon
Lennin Strokes
What does Phineas' doctor do to treat his wound that ends up being helpful, but not for the reason he thought?
Gives him a vaccine
Bleeds him
Shaves his head
Forces him to drink salt water
Who looked through a microscope in 1665 and discovered "cells"?
Dr. Harlow
Robert Hooke
Louis Pasteur
Janine Jouslous
Who conducts the first sterile operation in 1868?
Louis Pasteur
Robert Hooke
Joseph Lister
D.J. Beigelow
How long did it take Phineas to physically recover from his injury?
2 years
10 weeks
4 days
11 years
Who originally decided upon the four "humors" humans need to survive? (Phlegm, Bile, Blood)
Ancient Greeks
Babylonian
Egyptians
1850's Medical Doctors
Why doesn't Dr. Harlow reveal the mental changes Phineas has undergone since the accident?
patient-doctor confidentiality
he didn't realize how severe the changes were
Phineas threatened him to keep it secret
He didn't want the medical community to know
