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