What did William Harvey discover?

Blood is circulated around the body.

What is a Bill of Mortality?

A document showing the number of deaths in a town

What did Harvey prove that showed was Galen was wrong?

The heart, not the liver, is the main organ.

A piece of jewellery to ward off evil spirits

What did Pare use to dress raw wounds?

Egg yolk, turpentine and oil of roses

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1
What happened if you were given the wrong dose of anaesthetic?
You would make a full recovery.
You would sleep for a very long time.
You could die.
You would be violently sick.
2
Who wrote a famous diary account of the Plague in 1665?
Samuel Peeps
Samuel Pepys
Peter Pan
John Johnson
3
What does Renaissance mean?
rebirth
recharge
reinvent
Fresh look
4
How many people did the Great plague kill in London in 1665?
100,000
40,000
65,000
10,000
5
What was a ‘quack’?
A duck
A merchant
A wise old sage
An unlicensed trader
6
What did Harvey’s most famous experiment show?
The brain regulates heartbeat.
The heart acts as a pump.
The heart slows when legs are raised.
The liver filters blood.
7
What did William Harvey discover?
Blood is circulated around the body.
Heartbeat increases with effort.
Resting increases recovery from illness.
Blood is not pumped around the body.
8
Who challenged Galen’s work on anatomy?
Harvey
Pare
Vesalius
Hippocrates
9
When did the Great plague come to England?
1665
1965
1465
1565
10
What days were public prayers supposed to happen during the plague?
Wednesday and Friday
Never
Monday and Sunday
Wednesday and Saturday
11
What is a Bill of Mortality?
A document showing the number of deaths in a town
A document showing the causes of disease
A document that shows who is immortal
A document which shows who is in charge of a town
12
What did Pare use instead of cauterisation?
Silk ligatures
Cotton wool to pack the wound
Bandages
Sheep’s stomach
13
What did Harvey prove that showed was Galen was wrong?
People can have blood-borne illnesses.
There is more than one blood type.
The heart, not the liver, is the main organ.
Blood carries oxygen.
14
What treatment did Thomas Sydenham have for smallpox?
Antibiotics
Hot therapy
Cool therapy
Isolation
15
Who would perform an operation in medieval times?
Doctor
Monk
Barber surgeon
Priest
16
What new methods were used in Renaissance times?
Opinion and group consensus
Historical
Mathematical
Scientific
17
What was an amulet?
A plague doctor's hat
A piece of cloth
A pair of boots
A piece of jewellery to ward off evil spirits
18
What did Pare use to dress raw wounds?
Egg white and hot oil
Truffle oil
Egg yolk, turpentine and oil of roses
Virgin olive oil
19
How many days did a House have to be sealed up for if effected by the plague?
100
10
40
50

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