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HTR Unit B Historical Figures
Test Description: Historical figures in medical history
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The father of medicine:
A
Edward Jenner
B
Andreas Vesalius
C
Claudis Galen
D
Hippocrates
2) Developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796:
A
Edward Jenner
B
William Harvey
C
Ambrose Pare
D
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
3) Discovered x-rays in 1895:
A
Louis Pasteur
B
William Roentgen
C
Joseph Lister
D
Florence Nightingale
4) Began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria
A
Joseph Lister
B
Louis Pasteur
C
William Roentgen
D
Gregory Mendel
5) Began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery:
A
Joseph Lister
B
Gregory Mendel
C
William Roentgen
D
Louis Pasteur
6) Discovered penicillin in 1928:
A
Jonas Salk
B
Crick and Watson
C
Sir Alexander Fleming
D
Christian Barnard
7) Developed the polio vaccine in 1952:
A
Sir Alexander Fleming
B
Crick and Watson
C
Jonas Salk
D
Christian Barnard
8) Performed the first heart transplant
A
Christian Barnard
B
Crick and Watson
C
Sir Alexander Fleming
D
Jonas Salk
9) Described how DNA carries genetic material:
A
Christian Barnard
B
Jonas Salk
C
Crick and Watson
D
Sir Alexander Fleming
10) Founder of the Red Cross:
A
Florence Nightingale
B
Marie Curie
C
Elizabeth Blackwell
D
Clara Barton
11) Developed the culture plate that we still use today:
A
Robert Koch
B
William Roentgen
C
Joseph Lister
D
Gregory Mendel
12) Studies formed the basis for psychology and psychiatry that we use today
A
Sigmund Freud
B
Edward Jenner
C
Sir Alexander Fleming
D
Joseph Lister
13) Performed the first surgery to separate conjoined twins
A
Ben Carson
B
Jonas Silk
C
Christian Barnard
D
Robert Koch
14) Founder of nursing
A
Florence Nightingale
B
Elizabeth Blackwell
C
Marie Curie
D
Clara Barton
15) First female physician:
A
Elizabeth Blackwell
B
Marie Curie
C
Florence Nightingale
D
Clara Barton
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