Lesson 2
2 Medicine in modern Britain: Approaches to prevention and treatment Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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Which health service was founded in 1948 to provide free care?
- Poor Law Union
- The NHS
- Public Health Board
- The Red Cross
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Which modern antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Fleming?
- Ether
- Penicillin
- Chloroform
- Quinine
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Which early 20th-century drug was called a 'magic bullet'?
- Penicillin
- Chloroform
- Salvarsan
- Ether
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Which scientists developed penicillin for mass use in the 1940s?
- Koch and Pasteur
- Jenner and Snow
- Florey and Chain
- Harvey and Sydenham
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What is a key modern approach to disease prevention?
- Miasma filtering
- Bloodletting
- Purging herbs
- Mass vaccinations
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Which modern method is used by the state to encourage healthier behaviour in citizens?
- Quarantine laws
- Lifestyle campaigns
- Bloodletting
- Herbal remedies
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What major post-war institution was created to provide free healthcare for all UK citizens?
- The Monasteries
- The Royal Society
- Public Health Act
- The NHS
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What type of advanced surgical development transformed hospital treatment in the twentieth century?
- Trephining
- Keyhole surgery
- Bloodletting
- Cauterisation
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Which modern medicine is linked to the development of antibiotics?
- Morphine
- Ether
- Opium
- Penicillin
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What revolutionary substance discovered by Alexander Fleming transformed the treatment of bacterial infections?
- Penicillin
- Laudanum
- Chloroform
- Mercury
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Which modern approach to prevention is linked to government action?
- Forest courts
- Trial by ordeal
- Lifestyle campaigns
- Sanctuary rights
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Which modern medicine developed from the work of Fleming, Florey and Chain?
- Penicillin
- Antiseptic
- Anaesthesia
- Vaccination
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What major twentieth-century medical advance involved widespread immunisation against deadly infectious diseases?
- Miasma theory
- Mass vaccination
- Four humours
- Flagellation
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Which powerful class of drugs developed in the 20th century completely changed how bacterial infections are cured?
- Opium tinctures
- Herbal teas
- Purging pills
- Antibiotics
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Which modern prevention approach is linked to large-scale health programmes?
- Mass vaccinations
- Public executions
- Transportation
- Pillory
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Which modern treatment development is linked to the discovery of penicillin?
- Antibiotics
- Antiseptics
- Anaesthesia
- Vaccination
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What was the main direct benefit of the creation of the National Health Service in 1948?
- Herbal healing
- Charitable care
- Private insurance
- Universal access
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Which preventative medical breakthrough dramatically reduced childhood mortality from diseases like polio and measles?
- Vaccination programmes
- Miasma clearing
- Bloodletting
- Apothecary mixing
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What famous mold discovery by Alexander Fleming in 1928 led directly to the first mass-produced antibiotic?
- Aspirin
- Penicillin
- Chloroform
- Smallpox vaccine
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Which modern public health strategy specifically targets smoking, poor diet, and lack of exercise?
- Plague orders
- Humour balancing
- Lifestyle campaigns
- Quarantine orders
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