WorksheetsPhineas Gage Unit Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What part of the brain did Phineas injure?
The brain stem
Temporal Lobe
Frontal Lobe
Cerebellum
What is Phineas's closest companion?
Crowbar
Pebbles
Skull Prop
Tamping Iron
What does the Broca's area do?
Ability to hear
Ability to speak
Ability to remember
Ability to understand speech
What does Phineas do for 7 years in Chile?
Stagecoach Driver
Work with horses
Perform at a freak show
Travel the world
What does Phineas struggle with after the accident?
Keeping a job
Social interactions
Being inconsistent and unreliable
All of the above
Doctors from which famous university heard about Phineas and invite him to visit?
Duke
Barnum
Harvard
Yale
Who knew more about Phineas's whereabouts?
Dr. Harlow
Hannah Gage
Dr. Bigelow
Dr. MacMillan
Where can you go to see Phineas's skull and tamping iron?
Vermont
Smithsonian
San Francisco
Harvard
Which part of the brain is responsible for breathing and heartbeat?
Cerebellum
Corpus Callosum
Brain Stem
Frontal Lobe
The Whole Brainers believed...
The brain is controlled by humors
The brain acts as one unit or "Cloud"
The brain is not used for intelligence
The brain is made up of organs
The Localizers believed...
The brain acts as one unit or "cloud"
The brain is controlled by humors
The brain has organs that control specific functions
The brain is not used for intelligence
What year did Phineas die?
1848
1852
1866
1860
What is another word for a "fit"?
Hypothermia
Migraine
Infection
Epileptic Seizure
What was the job of a foreman?
To drill holes in the ground
Blast rock
Clear blasted rock
Lay the railroad tracks
What does the Wernicke's area of the brain?
Ability to speak
Ability to hear
Ability to understand speech
Ability to remember
What officially killed Phineas?
Epileptic Seizure
Infection
Coma
Hypothermia
Why did Hannah Gage move to California?
To get away from Phineas
For research
To be with her new husband and daughter
To be with Phineas
What developed by Phineas's eye after the accident?
A black eye
An Abcess
A scab
A bruise
What did not exist in 1848?
Antibiotics
Sanitizer
Hospitals
all of the above
Which of the following is NOT part of a neuron's make-up?
Axon
Axon Terminal
Dendrite
Brain Stem
True or False: Some doctors believed Phineas's injury was a humbug.
True
False
Where did Phineas die?
In Cavendish, Vermont
Santa Clara, California
San Francisco, California
New York City, New York
Which part of the brain is responsible for our balance and coordination?
Brain Stem
Frontal Cortex
Occipital Lobe
Cerebellum
True or False: Doctors knew about bacteria in the 1800s
True
False
After Phineas died, what did Dr. Harlow ask Mrs. Gage for?
Phineas Gage's Clothing
Phineas's Skull
Phineas's Tamping Iron
Phineas's Brain
What type of Brain Injury did Phineas have?
Open Brain
Closed Brain
Concussion
Migraine
What did the doctor try to do to help Phineas with his seizures?
Give him anticonvulsants
Give him medication to clean out his system
Bleed Him
Nothing
What year did the accident happen?
1840
1848
1852
1854
