William Harvey - Quiz
William Harvey
  • 1. Where was William Harvey born?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Italy
D) England
  • 2. In which century did William Harvey live?
A) 16th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 17th century
  • 3. What field of study was William Harvey known for?
A) Medicine
B) Physics
C) Chemistry
D) Biology
  • 4. What important discovery is William Harvey credited with?
A) Circulation of blood
B) Theory of evolution
C) Discovery of penicillin
D) Structure of DNA
  • 5. When did William Harvey publish his famous work 'De Motu Cordis'?
A) 1628
B) 1673
C) 1805
D) 1750
  • 6. What is the full title of William Harvey's famous work?
A) On the Origin of Species
B) De Motu Cordis
C) The Wealth of Nations
D) Principia Mathematica
  • 7. What is the term for the smallest blood vessels in the body, discovered by William Harvey?
A) Capillaries
B) Arteries
C) Veins
D) Lymphatics
  • 8. In what language did William Harvey write 'De Motu Cordis'?
A) English
B) French
C) Italian
D) Latin
  • 9. Which monarch was William Harvey the physician to?
A) King Henry VIII
B) King Charles I
C) Queen Elizabeth I
D) Queen Victoria
  • 10. What was William Harvey's profession?
A) Physician
B) Poet
C) Astronomer
D) Architect
  • 11. What is the legacy of William Harvey in the field of medicine and science?
A) Revolutionized understanding of blood circulation
B) Invented the microscope
C) Discovered the theory of relativity
D) Founded modern chemistry
  • 12. At which university did William Harvey study medicine?
A) Harvard University
B) Sorbonne University
C) University of Padua
D) Oxford University
  • 13. When was William Harvey born?
A) 1 April 1578
B) 25 April 1602
C) 3 June 1657
D) 1599
  • 14. Who was William Harvey's father?
A) Realdo Colombo
B) Heneage Finch
C) Thomas Harvey
D) Michael Servetus
  • 15. What role did Thomas Harvey hold in Folkestone?
A) Diplomat
B) Mayor
C) University professor
D) Physician
  • 16. How many children did Thomas and Joan Harvey have?
A) Five
B) Nine
C) Eleven
D) Seven
  • 17. Where did William Harvey's initial education take place?
A) University of Padua
B) Folkestone
C) Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
D) King's School (Canterbury)
  • 18. In which year did William Harvey matriculate at Gonville and Caius College?
A) 1597
B) 1578
C) 1593
D) 1602
  • 19. How old was William Harvey when he graduated as a Doctor of Medicine?
A) 30
B) 24
C) 35
D) 18
  • 20. On what date did William Harvey join the Royal College of Physicians?
A) 14 October 1609
B) 1 January 1600
C) 5 June 1607
D) 5 October 1604
  • 21. What additional role did Harvey hold at the College of Physicians?
A) Librarian
B) Treasurer
C) President
D) Janitor
  • 22. What tool did Harvey use that limited his theoretical work?
A) A simple magnifying lens
B) A telescope
C) An electron microscope
D) A microscope
  • 23. How many chapters does 'De Motu Cordis' contain?
A) 17
B) 25
C) 12
D) 20
  • 24. When did William Harvey become the Physician in charge at St Bartholomew's Hospital?
A) 5 June 1607
B) 14 October 1609
C) 1 January 1610
D) 5 October 1604
  • 25. What was the main function of a physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital during Harvey's time?
A) To manage hospital administration
B) To perform surgeries daily
C) To conduct medical research
D) To analyze patients once a week and write prescriptions
  • 26. How long was the period for giving Lumleian lectures?
A) Three years
B) Five years
C) Ten years
D) Seven years
  • 27. What was one of the main responsibilities of William Harvey as Physician in charge at St Bartholomew's Hospital?
A) To manage the financial accounts of the hospital
B) To train new physicians at the hospital
C) To provide the best medical advice and prescriptions for the poor patients
D) To conduct surgical operations on all patients
  • 28. Which theory did Harvey's work challenge by stating 'omne vivum ex ovo'?
A) Spontaneous generation
B) Evolutionary theory
C) Cellular theory
D) Genetic inheritance
  • 29. In which year was the Harveian Society of London founded?
A) 1905.
B) 1831.
C) 1782.
D) 1656.
  • 30. Who encouraged Harvey to finish his work on 'Exercitationes de generatione animalium'?
A) Fabricius
B) George Ent
C) Aristotle
D) Galen
  • 31. Which animals did Harvey study to understand the heart's movement?
A) Elephant, lion, tiger, giraffe, zebra
B) Eel, fish, snail, miniature shrimp, chick, pigeon
C) Cows, sheep, goats, pigs
D) Dogs, cats, rabbits, horses
  • 32. Which scholar provided a model that implied a form of pulmonary circulation in his Commentary on Anatomy in Avicenna's Canon?
A) Renaldus Columbus
B) Vesalius
C) Andrea Cesalpino
D) Ibn al-Nafis
  • 33. In what year was 'Exercitationes de generatione animalium' published?
A) 1601
B) 1701
C) 1751
D) 1651
  • 34. Where did William Harvey live while working at St Bartholomew's Hospital?
A) In Cambridge
B) In a small house in Ludgate
C) At the Royal College of Physicians
D) In West Smithfield
  • 35. Who was an influential medical authority whose views on blood circulation were challenged by William Harvey?
A) Francisco de la Reyna
B) Galen
C) Michael Servetus
D) Ibn al-Nafis
  • 36. What were the fringe benefits attached to the post of Physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital?
A) Two houses in West Smithfield
B) Additional salary
C) Free medical supplies
D) A personal assistant
  • 37. Where was 'De Motu Cordis' first dispersed?
A) Rome
B) Paris
C) London
D) Frankfurt
  • 38. In which work did Michael Servetus describe the pulmonary circulation?
A) Manuscript of Paris
B) De Motu Cordis
C) Commentary on Anatomy in Avicenna's Canon
D) Christianismi Restitutio, Book V
  • 39. What did Harvey identify as the point in the yolk where the embryo develops?
A) Chalaza
B) Germinal disc
C) Citricula
D) Blastoderm
  • 40. What was expected of William Harvey regarding gifts or rewards for his counsel at St Bartholomew's Hospital?
A) He could accept small tokens of appreciation
B) He should not take any gift or reward for his counsel
C) He could charge extra fees for special consultations
D) He was encouraged to accept gifts from the apothecary
  • 41. Who independently identified pulmonary circulation before William Harvey but did not make it widely known?
A) Francisco de la Reyna
B) Andrea Cesalpino
C) Michael Servetus
D) Renaldus Columbus
  • 42. According to Galen, how did blood pass between the ventricles?
A) Through invisible pores
B) Directly through a septum
C) Via pulmonary circulation
D) By means of capillaries
  • 43. What post-nominal letters did William Harvey earn after being elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians?
A) FRCGP
B) FRCP
C) MBBS
D) MD
  • 44. Where are Harvey's lecture notes preserved?
A) The Royal Society of London
B) St Bartholomew's Hospital archives
C) The British Museum
D) Frankfurt University Library
  • 45. How many pages did the original publication of 'De Motu Cordis' contain?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 85
D) 72
  • 46. What is the name of the annual lecture established by William Harvey in 1656?
A) The Harveian Oration.
B) The Harvey Lecture Series.
C) The Folkestone Address.
D) The Ashford Symposium.
  • 47. How did Harvey propose to structure his lectures over three days?
A) First day: abdomen; Second day: thorax; Third day: brain
B) First day: heart; Second day: lungs; Third day: kidneys
C) First day: skin; Second day: muscles; Third day: bones
D) First day: head; Second day: limbs; Third day: torso
  • 48. What is the subject of development described at the beginning of Harvey's book?
A) The dog's egg
B) The hen's egg
C) The frog's egg
D) The cat's egg
  • 49. How much did William Harvey earn annually as Physician in charge at St Bartholomew's Hospital?
A) Around thirty-three pounds a year
B) Twenty pounds a year
C) Fifty pounds a year
D) Forty pounds a year
  • 50. What did Harvey discover about the ventricles of the heart?
A) They move together almost simultaneously.
B) They do not contract at all.
C) They move independently as previously thought.
D) They only contract during sleep.
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