View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 9 - Part 4: Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what university did the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City come to be associated?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) New York University.
(d) Yale University.

2. What was the most serious disease that threatened the construction of the Panama Canal?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Typhoid fever.

3. When did World War I begin?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1912.

4. When was the International Red Cross founded?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1863.

5. When was the American Red Cross founded?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1888.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who won the popular vote against Rutherford B. Hayes, but never took office?

2. The author states in Chapter 1 that there are two most important questions in science. What is the first?

3. When was William Henry Welch born?

4. What were the names of the Mayo brothers who were giants in the field of surgery?

5. How many people were killed in the Johnstown flood of 1889?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 164 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample