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18th-19th Medicine Century Quiz
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1[blank_start]Cholera[blank_end] was a bacterial infection that occurred when someone consumed contaminated food or water.
- ACholera
2What famous figure died of typhoid in 1861?
- APrince William
- BPrince Alferd
- CPrince Ernest
- DPrince Albert
3[blank_start]Edward Jenner[blank_end] developed the vaccine for smallpox during the 19th century.
- AEdward Jenner
4Louis Pasteur famously discovered the doctrine of signatures.
- ATrue
- BFalse
5What chemical did James Simpson use to reduce pain at childbirth?
- AMorphine
- BChloroform
- CCodeine
- DCocaine
6Which surgeon first sterilised an operating room with carbolic acid?
- AJohn Snow
- BJames Simpson
- CEdward Jenner
- DJoseph Lister
7Linking certain diseases to specific germs is known as the science of [blank_start]bacteriology[blank_end].
- Abacteriology
- Btoxicology
- Cimmunology
- Dbiochemistry
8[blank_start]'Magic bullet'[blank_end] illustrates a drug that is designed to specifically target a certain germ causing an illness, while not effecting the body in any other way.
- A'Magic bullet'
- B'Shot in the dark'
- C'The Holy Grail'
- D'Beginner's luck'
9The [blank_start]'Clean Party'[blank_end] pushed the government to act to improve conditions in towns. While, the [blank_start]'Dirty Party[blank_end]' were the MPs and other prominent figures who opposed this party.
- A'Clean Party'
- B'Dirty Party'
- C'People's Party'
- D'Greasy Party'
10Joseph Chamberlain became the mayor of Birmingham in 1873 and began to pursue policies for improving public health.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11During the [blank_start]Crimean War[blank_end], Florence Nightingale began her work of changing the profession of nursing.
- ACrimean War
- BHundred Year War
- CSecond Anglo-Burmese War
- DBoer War
12The English newspaper [blank_start]The Times[blank_end] financially backed Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War.
- AThe Times
- BThe London Gazette
- CThe Daily Mail
- DThe Observer
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