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History of Healthcare Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This man discovered the first vaccination when he observed that

milkmaids who are exposed to cowpox do not get smallpox.

a)

Joseph Lister

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Galen

2.

Known as the “Father of Medicine”, he wrote the oath that doctors still

take today.

a)

Asclepius

b)

Jacoba Felicie

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Galen

3.

The Chinese documented over 1000 medical herbs and established the science of...

a)

pharmacology

b)

sanitation

c)

acupuncture

d)

anatomy

4.

Which of the following people developed the antibiotic Penicillin?

a)

Wilhelm ron Roentgen

b)

Francis Crick

c)

Sir Alexander Fleming

d)

Joseph Lister

5.

Who was considered the founder of "modern nursing"?

a)

Elizabeth Blackwell

b)

Clara Burton

c)

Florence Nightengale

6.

Who founded the American Red Cross?

a)

Clara Burton

b)

Florence Nightengale

c)

Rene Laennec

7.

What is an apothecary?

a)

Early Pharmacy

b)

Roman Church

c)

Doctor's office

d)

Medical School

8.

They were known as the first to develop public health, sanitation systems and filtration systems.

a)

Romans

b)

Chinese

c)

Greek

d)

Egyptians

9.

This time period was known as the "rebirth of the science of medicine"?

a)

Dark ages

b)

Middle ages

c)

Renaissance

d)

18th Century

10.
Which group of people was responsible for the earliest healthcare records?
a)
Chinese
b)
Egyptians
c)
Romans
d)
Greeks
11.
Ancient people believed that _____ caused illness and death. 
a)
Germs
b)
Evil spirits
c)
Bacteria
d)
Food
12.
Who discovered a cure to the polio virus?
a)
Alfred Sabin
b)
Jonas Salk
c)
Alexander Fleming
d)
Louis Pasteur
13.

The oath created as a code of conduct for doctors is known as:

a)

Pasteurization Oath

b)

Barton Oath

c)

Hippocratic Oath

d)

Fleming Oath

14.

Which of the following time periods had the most advances in medicine and healthcare?

a)

Dark Ages

b)

19th Century

c)

The Renaissance

d)

20th Century

15.

During what era did physicians start to receive formal training?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Dark Ages

c)

Renaissance

d)

17th Century