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The History of Medicine Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This Greek gentleman believed sickness had a physical and rational explanation and taught against ethically improper conduct. Also coined terms like acute, chronic and epidemic

a)

Galen

b)

Imhotep

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Avicenna

2.
He was the world's first anatomist and (incorrectly) believed that disease resulted in an imbalance of vital fluids or "humors". 
a)
Galen
b)
Hippocrates 
c)
Imhotep
d)
Avicenna 
3.

Avicenna is known for which accomplishment (that influenced physicians for centuries)?

a)

First vaccine

b)

"The Fabric of the Human Body"

c)

"The Cannon of Medicine"

d)

Anatomically correct drawings

4.

The Egyptian empire made great improvements in which medical practices (click all that apply)

a)

Prosthetics (fake limbs)

b)

Surgery

c)

Dentistry

d)

Antibiotics

e)

Transplants

5.

Which contributions to the medical field can the Greeks take credit for? (click all that apply)

a)

Natural approach to healing

b)

Focus on patients' state of mind

c)

Harmony between individual and environment

d)

Brain surgery

6.

What was the primary focus of the Hippocratic Oath?

a)

Described over 200 diseases

b)

The tale of an old man and the sea

c)

Focused on the ethical conduct of physicians and the honorable standards of the profession

d)

Mr. Dalton, there is no such thing. Why do you lie to us so much??!!

7.

The Romans are known to have contributed which to modern medicine and medical practices? (mark all that apply)

a)

Public health initiatives

b)

Improved technology in medical instruments

c)

Constructed sewers and removed trash and waste from the cities

d)

Provided fresh water via aqueducts

e)

Built wicked awesome statues and buildings and stuff

8.

During the Dark Ages in Europe, the Islamic Empire was making what contributions to medicine? (mark all that apply)

a)

Translated texts by Galen and Hippocrates

b)

Hospitals and schools

c)

Made advances in things like the study of disease and the use of quarantine

d)

Mummification

e)

Lazer beams!

9.

Who wrote "The Fabric of the Human Body"?

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Avicenna

c)

Vesalius

d)

Galen

10.

Van Leeuwenhoek developed powerful microscopes AND discovered which:

a)

Single-celled life, such as bacteria

b)

Smallpox vaccine

c)

Pasteurization procedures

d)

Anesthesia

11.
Who discovered the vaccine for smallpox and actually coined the term "vaccine"?
a)
Davy
b)
Pare 
c)
Snow 
d)
Jenner 
12.
Who is known as the "Father of Modern Epidemiology"?
a)
Ned Stark
b)
Stannis Baratheon 
c)
John Snow 
d)
Tyrion Lannister 
13.
When did Elizabeth Blackwell graduate from Geneva Medical College? 
a)
1649
b)
1749
c)
1849
d)
1949
14.
Who was the microbiologist known as the "Father of Bacteriology"?
a)
Snow
b)
Koch
c)
Jenner 
d)
Salk 
15.
Who discovered a polio vaccine that saved millions of lives in the 1950's? 
a)
Koch
b)
Salk
c)
Lister 
d)
Drew 
16.
What was Sir Alexander Fleming's contribution to medicine in the late 1920's? 
a)
Development of polio vaccine 
b)
Sterile surgical tecnhiques 
c)
Discovered penicillin 
d)
New heart surgery methods 
17.

During the Industrial Revolution, which of the following contributed to significant changes in the medical field? (mark all that apply)

a)

More people now lived closer together in larger cities

b)

Public records now available

c)

Rapid technological advancements

d)

MORE LAZER BEAMS!!!

18.

What contribution to medicine did Wilhelm Roentgen offer?

a)

Vaccines

b)

LASER BEAMS!

c)

X-ray machines

d)

Antibiotics

19.

Who was the first to show "spontaneous generation" was incorrect? Hint: he did experiments with rotting meet and broth in glass containers)

a)

Snow

b)

VanHalen

c)

Spallanzani

d)

Dalton

20.

Who is known as the "Father of Bacteriology" and was the first to link microorganisms (bacterial, viruses, etc.) to disease in humans?

a)

Snow

b)

VanLeeuwenhoek

c)

Koch

d)

Pasteur

21.

Who developed a blood storage method that is still used today?

a)

Thomas

b)

Blackwell

c)

Roentgen

d)

Drew