MEDICINE THROUGH TIME EDEXCEL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Who are two key individuals in the medieval period? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Galen and Hippocrates
How many hospitals were left by 1700 because of the dissolution of the
monasteries? - CORRECT ANSWER -5
Did people still believe that God caused disease in the Industrial period? -
CORRECT ANSWER -No, people now looked for scientific explanations
Did people still believe that the four humours caused disease in the
Industrial period? - CORRECT ANSWER -No
What theory was developed in the early 18th century about the cause of
disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -Spontaneous generation
What was germ theory, when was it published and by whom? - CORRECT
ANSWER -The idea that germs caused disease, published by Louis Pasteur in
1861
Who built on Louis Pasteur's ideas? - CORRECT ANSWER -Robert Koch who
identified the specific bacteria that caused different diseases
, Why was Florence Nightingale significant? - CORRECT ANSWER -Pavilion-style
hospitals, hand washing, trained professional nurses, Notes on Nursing
(1859)
What was the first antiseptic and who discovered it? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Carbolic acid, James Lister
What was the first anaesthetic and who discovered it? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Chloroform, James Simpson
When was vaccination discovered and by whom? - CORRECT ANSWER -Edward
Jenner, 1796
When did the government introduce compulsory smallpox vaccination? -
CORRECT ANSWER -1852
When was the compulsory Public Health Act introduced? - CORRECT ANSWER
-1875
Who discovered the link between cholera and dirty water and when? -
CORRECT ANSWER -John Snow, 1854
What was the first magic bullet and when was it discovered? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Salvarsan 606, 1909
When was penicillin discovered and by whom? - CORRECT ANSWER -Fleming,
1928
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Who are two key individuals in the medieval period? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Galen and Hippocrates
How many hospitals were left by 1700 because of the dissolution of the
monasteries? - CORRECT ANSWER -5
Did people still believe that God caused disease in the Industrial period? -
CORRECT ANSWER -No, people now looked for scientific explanations
Did people still believe that the four humours caused disease in the
Industrial period? - CORRECT ANSWER -No
What theory was developed in the early 18th century about the cause of
disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -Spontaneous generation
What was germ theory, when was it published and by whom? - CORRECT
ANSWER -The idea that germs caused disease, published by Louis Pasteur in
1861
Who built on Louis Pasteur's ideas? - CORRECT ANSWER -Robert Koch who
identified the specific bacteria that caused different diseases
, Why was Florence Nightingale significant? - CORRECT ANSWER -Pavilion-style
hospitals, hand washing, trained professional nurses, Notes on Nursing
(1859)
What was the first antiseptic and who discovered it? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Carbolic acid, James Lister
What was the first anaesthetic and who discovered it? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Chloroform, James Simpson
When was vaccination discovered and by whom? - CORRECT ANSWER -Edward
Jenner, 1796
When did the government introduce compulsory smallpox vaccination? -
CORRECT ANSWER -1852
When was the compulsory Public Health Act introduced? - CORRECT ANSWER
-1875
Who discovered the link between cholera and dirty water and when? -
CORRECT ANSWER -John Snow, 1854
What was the first magic bullet and when was it discovered? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Salvarsan 606, 1909
When was penicillin discovered and by whom? - CORRECT ANSWER -Fleming,
1928
