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  • 1. Where was William Harvey born?
A) Germany
B) England
C) France
D) Italy
  • 2. In which century did William Harvey live?
A) 18th century
B) 19th century
C) 17th century
D) 16th century
  • 3. What field of study was William Harvey known for?
A) Biology
B) Chemistry
C) Physics
D) Medicine
  • 4. What important discovery is William Harvey credited with?
A) Discovery of penicillin
B) Theory of evolution
C) Circulation of blood
D) Structure of DNA
  • 5. When did William Harvey publish his famous work 'De Motu Cordis'?
A) 1628
B) 1750
C) 1805
D) 1673
  • 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) Arteries
B) Veins
C) Lymphatics
D) Capillaries
  • 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 Charles I
B) Queen Victoria
C) King Henry VIII
D) Queen Elizabeth I
  • 10. What was William Harvey's profession?
A) Poet
B) Architect
C) Physician
D) Astronomer
  • 11. What is the legacy of William Harvey in the field of medicine and science?
A) Revolutionized understanding of blood circulation
B) Discovered the theory of relativity
C) Founded modern chemistry
D) Invented the microscope
  • 12. At which university did William Harvey study medicine?
A) University of Padua
B) Harvard University
C) Oxford University
D) Sorbonne University
  • 13. When was William Harvey born?
A) 3 June 1657
B) 1599
C) 1 April 1578
D) 25 April 1602
  • 14. Who was William Harvey's father?
A) Michael Servetus
B) Thomas Harvey
C) Realdo Colombo
D) Heneage Finch
  • 15. What role did Thomas Harvey hold in Folkestone?
A) Physician
B) Mayor
C) Diplomat
D) University professor
  • 16. How many children did Thomas and Joan Harvey have?
A) Nine
B) Five
C) Eleven
D) Seven
  • 17. Where did William Harvey's initial education take place?
A) University of Padua
B) King's School (Canterbury)
C) Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
D) Folkestone
  • 18. In which year did William Harvey matriculate at Gonville and Caius College?
A) 1597
B) 1593
C) 1578
D) 1602
  • 19. How old was William Harvey when he graduated as a Doctor of Medicine?
A) 30
B) 18
C) 35
D) 24
  • 20. On what date did William Harvey join the Royal College of Physicians?
A) 1 January 1600
B) 14 October 1609
C) 5 June 1607
D) 5 October 1604
  • 21. What additional role did Harvey hold at the College of Physicians?
A) Treasurer
B) Janitor
C) Librarian
D) President
  • 22. What tool did Harvey use that limited his theoretical work?
A) A microscope
B) An electron microscope
C) A simple magnifying lens
D) A telescope
  • 23. How many chapters does 'De Motu Cordis' contain?
A) 25
B) 12
C) 20
D) 17
  • 24. When did William Harvey become the Physician in charge at St Bartholomew's Hospital?
A) 5 October 1604
B) 14 October 1609
C) 1 January 1610
D) 5 June 1607
  • 25. What was the main function of a physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital during Harvey's time?
A) To perform surgeries daily
B) To manage hospital administration
C) To analyze patients once a week and write prescriptions
D) To conduct medical research
  • 26. How long was the period for giving Lumleian lectures?
A) Ten years
B) Seven years
C) Five 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 train new physicians at the hospital
B) To provide the best medical advice and prescriptions for the poor patients
C) To conduct surgical operations on all patients
D) To manage the financial accounts of the hospital
  • 28. Which theory did Harvey's work challenge by stating 'omne vivum ex ovo'?
A) Evolutionary theory
B) Genetic inheritance
C) Cellular theory
D) Spontaneous generation
  • 29. In which year was the Harveian Society of London founded?
A) 1831.
B) 1782.
C) 1905.
D) 1656.
  • 30. Who encouraged Harvey to finish his work on 'Exercitationes de generatione animalium'?
A) Fabricius
B) Galen
C) George Ent
D) Aristotle
  • 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) Vesalius
C) Renaldus Columbus
D) Ibn al-Nafis
  • 33. In what year was 'Exercitationes de generatione animalium' published?
A) 1751
B) 1651
C) 1601
D) 1701
  • 34. Where did William Harvey live while working at St Bartholomew's Hospital?
A) In a small house in Ludgate
B) At the Royal College of Physicians
C) In Cambridge
D) In West Smithfield
  • 35. Who was an influential medical authority whose views on blood circulation were challenged by William Harvey?
A) Galen
B) Ibn al-Nafis
C) Michael Servetus
D) Francisco de la Reyna
  • 36. What were the fringe benefits attached to the post of Physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital?
A) Two houses in West Smithfield
B) A personal assistant
C) Additional salary
D) Free medical supplies
  • 37. Where was 'De Motu Cordis' first dispersed?
A) London
B) Paris
C) Rome
D) Frankfurt
  • 38. In which work did Michael Servetus describe the pulmonary circulation?
A) De Motu Cordis
B) Manuscript of Paris
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 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) Michael Servetus
C) Andrea Cesalpino
D) Francisco de la Reyna
  • 42. According to Galen, how did blood pass between the ventricles?
A) By means of capillaries
B) Via pulmonary circulation
C) Through invisible pores
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) FRCGP
B) MBBS
C) MD
D) FRCP
  • 44. Where are Harvey's lecture notes preserved?
A) St Bartholomew's Hospital archives
B) The Royal Society of London
C) Frankfurt University Library
D) The British Museum
  • 45. How many pages did the original publication of 'De Motu Cordis' contain?
A) 72
B) 50
C) 85
D) 100
  • 46. What is the name of the annual lecture established by William Harvey in 1656?
A) The Harvey Lecture Series.
B) The Ashford Symposium.
C) The Harveian Oration.
D) The Folkestone Address.
  • 47. How did Harvey propose to structure his lectures over three days?
A) First day: skin; Second day: muscles; Third day: bones
B) First day: heart; Second day: lungs; Third day: kidneys
C) First day: abdomen; Second day: thorax; Third day: brain
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 cat's egg
C) The hen's egg
D) The frog's egg
  • 49. How much did William Harvey earn annually as Physician in charge at St Bartholomew's Hospital?
A) Twenty pounds a year
B) Around thirty-three 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 only contract during sleep.
B) They move independently as previously thought.
C) They do not contract at all.
D) They move together almost simultaneously.
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