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WorksheetsChapter 3 Phineas Gage Check-in
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
1. As far as we know, what did Phineas do between the years of 1852 and 1859?
worked on a horse ranch in Montana
worked on a farm in Iowa plowing the fields
drove a stagecoach in South America
herded sheep in Australia
2. After Phineas went to his mother’s home in California in 1859, what medical problem did he have?
(a)
What caused Phineas’s death?
pneumonia
Alzheimer’s disease
yellow fever
seizures
4. What happened to Phineas’s skull and tamping iron?
Phineas’s body was dug up, and his skull and tamping iron were removed from his grave and given to Dr. Harlow.
Over time, they were lost and never found.
They are on display at Barnum’s museum in New York City.
They are on display at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
5. Why did Dr. Harlow talk to the Massachusetts Medical Society eight years after Phineas’s death?
Dr. Harlow wanted to convince the doctors that Phineas’s accident had really happened.
Dr. Harlow wanted to confess that it had been a hoax.
Dr. Harlow wanted to tell the complete truth about Phineas’s personality change.
none of the above
6. According to Dr. Harlow, Phineas lost what vital skill?
Phineas no longer knew how to recognize family members.
Phineas no longer knew how to solve puzzles.
Phineas no longer knew how to make good trades.
Phineas no longer knew how to be social or “act human.”
feeble means?
(a)
Humbug means?
old-fashioned; not widely used, having been replaced by something newer or better
something that is meant to deceive or cheat people; something that is silly or makes no sense
periods of time between one event and the next
physically weak
Hype means?
periods of time between one event and the next
physically weak
people who doubt something is true
greatly exaggerated publicity intended to excite public interest in something, such as a movie
What are intervals?
people who doubt something is true
periods of time between one event and the next
something that is meant to deceive or cheat people; something that is silly or makes no sense
greatly exaggerated publicity intended to excite public interest in something, such as a movie
What does it mean to be a skeptic?
a person who doubts something is true
greatly exaggerated publicity intended to excite public interest in something, such as a movie
something that is meant to deceive or cheat people; something that is silly or makes no sense
physically weak
What does mean outmoded mean?
physically weak
old-fashioned; not widely used, having been replaced by something newer or better
greatly exaggerated publicity intended to excite public interest in something, such as a movie
people who doubt something is true
Do review games like Blooket, Kahoot and Quizziz help you study for the check-ins?
Yes! I love them.
kind of
No, I rather not play those games
Playing review games is the absolute worst!
