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History of Medicine (Ch. 1-7)

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

was a young artist who made illustrations for Vesalius' book

a)

Andreas Vesalius

b)

Jan Stephen van Calcar

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Nicolas Copernicus

2.

was an artist who studied the human body so he could paint it accurately.

a)

Andreas Vesalius

b)

Jan Stephen van Calcar

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Nicolas Copernicus

3.

was a Polish astronomer who described the sun & not the earth as the center of the planetary system.

a)

Andreas Vesalius

b)

Jan Stephen van Calcar

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Nicolas Copernicus

4.

wrote On the Fabric of the Human Body.

a)

Andreas Vesalius

b)

Vesalius' father

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Sylvius

5.


was a successful apothecary.

a)

Galileo

b)

Vesalius' father

c)

David Fabricuius

d)

Sylvius

6.

taught in Paris from old books.

a)

Galileo

b)

Vesalius' father

c)

David Fabricuius

d)

Sylvius

7.

taught the experimental method at Padua

a)

Galileo

b)

Marcello Malpighi

c)

William Harvey

d)

David Fabricuius

8.

discovered capillaries

a)

Galileo

b)

Marcello Malpighi

c)

William Harvey

d)

David Fabricuius

9.

wrote On the Motion of the Blood

a)

William Harvey

b)

Marcello Malpighi

c)

Galileo

d)

David Fabricuius

10.

lectured on surgery & anatomy, pointed out valves in the veins

a)

William Harvey

b)

Marcello Malpighi

c)

Galileo

d)

David Fabricuius

11.

Who was regarded as the "Father of Modern Anatomy"

a)

Galen of Pergamen

b)

Leonardo Davinci

c)

Andreas Vesalius

d)

Herophilus

12.

Only __________ were allowed to be dissected because these early cultures were very superstitious and believed that an intact body was necessary for a successful afterlife and their bodies were ripped to pieces

a)

doctors

b)

criminals

c)

the church

d)

women

13.

Pare' said, "The foundation of medicine must be (a)   ."

14.

Ambroise Pare' said, "I treated him, (a)   healed him."

15.

William Harvey stated that the heart was a (a)   .

16.

In Europe of the 1500s, minor operations & first aid were given by

a)

barbers

b)

doctors

c)

dentists

d)

janitors

17.

Pare's improved treatment for gunshot wounds was to

a)

pour in boiling oil

b)

sear the would with a hot iron

c)

use thread to tie the veins & arteries closed

d)

use soothing ointment

18.

Pare's improved treatment to stop the bleeding after an amputation was to

a)

pour in boiling oil

b)

sear the would with a hot iron

c)

use thread to tie the veins & arteries closed

d)

use soothing ointment

19.

The most famous ancient Greek doctor was

a)

Plato

b)

Hippocrates

20.

The Hippocratic Oath for doctors is

a)

a pledge of proper conduct

b)

a schedule of prices a doctor should charge

21.

The most important physician during Roman times was

a)

Galen

b)

Socrates

22.

Galen learned firsthand about the human body from

a)

dissecting the bodies of criminals

b)

treating injured gladiators

23.

Alexandria's great library was

a)

preserved in Egypt

b)

burned by a mob

24.

Andreas Vesalius came from a long line of

a)

doctors

b)

lawyers

25.

Pare' became France's most skilled surgeon & earned the title

a)

Master Barber

b)

First Surgeon of the King

26.

When William Harvey attended Padua in Italy, its most famous teacher was

a)

Issac Newton

b)

Galileo

27.

Blood is carried to the heart by

a)

veins

b)

arteries

28.

The medical discoveries of the Egyptian doctor Imhotep are well-known today.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

When Galen went to Rome he was put in prison.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Galen believed that the marvelous complexity of the human body pointed to a Creator.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Charlemagne was an important writer during the Dark Ages.

a)

False

b)

True

32.

Medical schools used Galen's books as the final word in medicine.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Doctors used bloodletting because they believed it put the body's four humors in balance.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The books by Hippocrates & Galen were free of errors.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The treatment George Washington received was based on the four-humors theory of disease.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Publication of On the Fabric of the Human Body is considered one of the ten most important events in medical science.

a)

False

b)

True

37.

As a child Pare' learned to read & write both Latin and Greek.

a)

False

b)

True

38.

Pare' was reluctant to share his discoveries with others.

a)

False

b)

True

39.

William Harvey believed that experiments could be used to study medicine.

a)

False

b)

True

40.

Before he died, William Harvey's idea that blood circulates was accepted as the true picture.

a)

False

b)

True

41.

Harvey's discovery of the circulation of blood is one of the ten most important events in medical history.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Leeuwenhoek worked as a janitor of the city hall.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The Royal Society refused to read Leeuwenhoek's letters.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

A person could get smallpox time and again.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

The British royal family was vaccinated.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

The Black Death was caused by

a)

poor nutrition

b)

lack of sunlight

c)

lack of exercise

d)

a certain type of bacteria

47.

Leeuwenhoek wrote about his discoveries in

a)

Dutch

b)

Latin

48.

Vacca is a word meaning

a)

cow

b)

inoculation

c)

a needle

d)

small

49.

The word micro means

a)

to cook

b)

to see

c)

magnify

d)

small

50.

referred to God as the Maker of the Great All.

a)

Leeuwenhoek

b)

Gutenberg

c)

Christiaan Huygens

d)

Jonathan Swift

51.

said, "I was wrong. The little animals do exist."

a)

Leeuwenhoek

b)

Gutenberg

c)

Christiaan Huygens

d)

Jonathan Swift

52.

said, "Shut your doors against your friends."

a)

Gutenberg

b)

the town leader when the Black Death struck

c)

the local people

d)

Jonathan Swift

53.

invented the printing press

a)

Gutenberg

b)

the town leader when the Black Death struck

c)

the local people

d)

Jonathan Swift

54.

wrote a poem about Leeuwenhoek's discoveries

a)

Gutenberg

b)

the head doctor at London Smallpox Hospital

c)

Napoleon

d)

Jonathan Swift

55.

said, "We beseech the Great Spirit to take care of you."

a)

Dr. Daniel Ludlow

b)

the head doctor at London Smallpox Hospital

c)

Napoleon

d)

the chiefs of the Five Indian Nations in Canada

56.

said, "It (cowpox) is a harmless disease & protects me from Smallpox."

a)

Dr. Daniel Ludlow

b)

the head doctor at London Smallpox Hospital

c)

Jamie Phipps

d)

the milkmaid

57.

said, "I know there is no way to prevent the disease (Smallpox)."

a)

Dr. Daniel Ludlow

b)

the head doctor at London Smallpox Hospital

c)

Jamie Phipps

d)

Napoleon

58.

ordered his soldiers to be vaccinated

a)

Dr. Daniel Ludlow

b)

the head doctor at London Smallpox Hospital

c)

Jamie Phipps

d)

Napoleon

59.

said, "I know there is no way to prevent the disease (Smallpox)."

a)

Dr. Daniel Ludlow

b)

the head doctor at London Smallpox Hospital

c)

Jamie Phipps

d)

Napoleon

60.

said, "It's a silly superstition."

a)

Dr. Daniel Ludlow

b)

the head doctor at London Smallpox Hospital

c)

Jamie Phipps

d)

Napoleon

61.

was the first person to be vaccinated against smallpox

a)

Dr. Daniel Ludlow

b)

the head doctor at London Smallpox Hospital

c)

Jamie Phipps

d)

Napoleon

62.

invited Jenner along as ship's natural scientist.

a)

James Cook

b)

the milkmaid

c)

the local people

d)

Jonathan Swift

63.

said, "We suffer from disease while he plays with a useless hobby."

a)

James Cook

b)

the milkmaid

c)

the local people

d)

Jonathan Swift