Britain Health and the People - Y10 quiz

How long did it take from the conception of the idea to the publication of Harvey's book?

What is inoculation ? (2 right answers)

Who was the BIGGEST threat to the theory of spontaneous generation?

A travelling salesman who sold medicine and ‘cure alls’ was called a.....

What disease quickly replaced the plague as the main threat to public health after 1650?

During which operation did Hannah Greener die of a Chloroform overdose?

In Italian what does the word ‘renaissance’ mean?

What part of Vesalius’ work did the church disagree with?

What is a privy?

Why were Medieval towns built near water (particularly rivers)? (3 answers)

Before King Charles ll died, how many drugs did he receive as an attempt to cure him?

What were peasants encouraged to do after the Black Death?

Whose work did Vesalius correct?

What book did Vesalius release in 1543?

How many outbreaks of the plague were there after the Black Death?

In what year did John Hunter become a surgeon at St George's Hospital?

Which of these was NOT a drawback of Ether?

What American dentist experimented with Ether in 1842?

what was the name of William Harvey's famous book?

Why did Mayors not want to spend money on improving public health in Medieval towns?

John Hunter had a huge collection of anatomical specimens but how many did he have?

What are people who believed in a link between the environment and disease called?

Which of John Hunter's experiences helped him write 'Blood inflammation and gunshot wounds'?

When did Jenner publish his vaccination findings?

On average how many people a year hoped to be cured by the king’s touch?

When was Paré‘s first book “Anatomie Universelle” published?

Why was the Statute of Labourers created in 1351? (There are two possible answers)

What was Nitrous Oxide first used as?

How many more times did Jenner test his theory on inoculation after experimenting on the boy?

Which of these was NOT a reason for anaesthetic being opposed?

Why was Leonardo DaVinci able to draw more accurate sketches of the human body?

What nationality was Pasteur?

How old was Paré when he died?

Where did lots of businesses in the medieval period put their rubbish?

What year was the printing press invented in?

What were the problems with inoculation? (2 answers)

What was the disadvantage of using ligatures?

Which of these was not a consequence of the Renaissance?

Why did Woodville and Pearson fail when testing Jenner’s theory?

How long did Galen‘s work influence medicine?

How did the plague affect the Catholic Church? (There are two possible answers)

What experiment did Pasteur use to prove his germ theory?

In what year did Pasteur publish his germ theory?

What method did Paré promote to stop bleeding?

How did Harvey build up his knowledge of the heart?

Why did it take so long for Harvey to publish his ideas?

In which year did Harvey publish his findings?

What year did Pasteur perfect his germ theory?

What disease ended up eventually killing King Charles ll?

What can the invention of the printing press be compared to?

what did Paré use when he ran out of hot oil to treat gunshot wounds in a French battle.

What was John Hunter an early promoter of?

In what year was the law that fined anyone for throwing dung or rubbish into rivers passed?

Who did John Hunter help train?

New ingredients were brought back to England. One of these was tobacco, but what did it cure