Lesson 3
3 Medicine in modern Britain: Case studies Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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Which scientist noticed in 1928 that a mould killed nearby bacteria, leading to the discovery of penicillin?
- Howard Walter Florey
- Alexander Fleming
- Ernst Boris Chain
- Sir Joseph Lister
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Which Oxford scientists developed penicillin into a mass-produced drug?
- Florey and Chain
- Fleming and Jenner
- Pasteur and Koch
- Ehrlich and Lister
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What type of medicine is penicillin?
- Painkiller
- Antibiotic
- Antiseptic
- Vaccine
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Which scientist is most closely associated with the idea of 'magic bullets', medicines that target one disease-causing agent?
- Florence Nightingale
- Edward Jenner
- John Snow
- Paul Ehrlich
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Which factors shape modern understanding of illness causes?
- Miasma and humours
- Supernatural and weather
- Spiritual and astrological
- Genetic and lifestyle
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What do modern blood tests and scans mainly improve?
- Sanitation
- Surgery
- Diagnosis
- Anaesthesia
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Which modern approach relies on government lifestyle campaigns?
- Bloodletting
- Surgery
- Quarantine
- Prevention
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Which treatment would best cure a severe bacterial wound infection in 1950?
- Leeches
- Chloroform
- Hemlock
- Penicillin
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Using a technological scan to detect disease early illustrates what?
- Miasma theory
- Spontaneous generation
- Natural immunity
- Improved diagnosis
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Which 21st-century case study involves government action against a major disease?
- Great plague
- Lung cancer
- Cholera
- Black death
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Which 1950 study by Doll and Hill linked smoking to lung cancer?
- Cholera mapping
- Sanitary report
- British doctors study
- Poverty survey
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Which modern government action reduces lung cancer rates?
- Public baths
- Quarantine acts
- Compulsory inoculation
- Smoking restrictions
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Which key individual is a case study for witch-hunts in 1645-47?
- Matthew Hopkins
- Fielding brothers
- Elizabeth Fry
- John Howard
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Why is penicillin considered a major turning point in medicine?
- Scientific infection cure
- First herbal remedy
- Invention of hospitals
- Discovery of blood
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What term describes a targeted drug that attacks specific microbes?
- Magic bullet
- Panacea
- Antidote
- Placebo
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Aside from science, institutions and individuals, what is a key factor in medical change?
- Weather patterns
- Agricultural output
- Royal lineage
- Attitudes in society
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Health campaigns urging people to stop smoking are an example of what?
- Surgical intervention
- Prevention campaign
- Clinical trial
- Hospital reform
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Which key institution was established in 1948 to provide healthcare for all citizens?
- The Poor Law
- Public Health Act
- Ministry of Health
- The NHS
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Which antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?
- Streptomycin
- Aspirin
- Chloroquine
- Penicillin
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What crucial step did Florey and Chain take to make penicillin usable as a medicine?
- Purified and mass-produced
- Frozen into tablets
- Diluted in alcohol
- Mixed with mercury
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