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