Medicine Quiz Questions

1. What does it mean when a medicine is synthetic?

A It is made from bacteria B It is made by a chemist in a lab C It is made from plants D It is made from animals

2. What is the first step in making a new drug?

A Research B Testing on Humans C Testing on animals D New drug application

3. What does the 'efficacy' of a drug mean?

A It is a measurement of how well a drug works B It determines how many people have been tested C It says how much of the drug is synthesized D It determines if a doctor needs to prescribe the drug

4. What is the name of the sugar pill given to test subjects that has no drugs in it?

A Placebo B Synthetic C Aspirin D Vaccine

5. In which stage of making a drug is the drug tested on over 1,000 people?

A Phase I trials B Phase II trials C Research D Phase III trials

6. What is the final stage of making a drug before it can be sold?

A Phase II trials B Phase I trials C Research D FDA approval

7. What is the name of the government agency that watches over the sale and manufacture of drugs in the USA?

A Federal Drug Association B Food and Drug Administration C False Diagnosis Administration D Fake Drug Association

8. What type of drugs require the approval of a doctor to purchase?

A Prescription B Advil C Over the counter D Illegal

9. True or False: Taking too much of a 'safe' over-the-counter drug can make you sick or even kill you.

A FALSE B TRUE

10. What is the scientific name for painkillers?

A Analgesics B Placebos C Synthetics D Prescriptions

11. Which of the following words best describes a Civil War field hospital?

A Safe B Relaxing C Clean D Dirty

12. What was the biggest concern for wounded soldiers in the field hospital?

A Clean sheets B Food C Infection D Staying warm

13. What was the main type of surgery that doctors performed?

A Tonsillectomy B Artery bypass C Appendectomy D Amputation

14. True or False: Doctors didn't wash their hands or clean their instruments between surgeries.

A TRUE B FALSE

15. What did most soldiers in the Civil War die from?

A Gunshot wounds B Stab wounds C Shrapnel D Disease

16. What medicine do we use today to stop infections that they didn't have during the Civil War?

A Antibiotics B Advil C Tylenol D Aspirin

17. True or False: Medicine was much more advanced than weapons during the Civil War.

A TRUE B FALSE

18. What nickname did doctors earn during the Civil War?

A Hucksters B Sawbones C Porters D Masons

19. What position was Mary Walker the only woman in the Union to hold during the Civil War?

A Senator B Master spy C General D Doctor

20. Did Civil War doctors have a way to sedate patients before surgery?

A Yes B No