#1
Which ancient civilization is credited with the earliest known healthcare system?
Mesopotamian
Egyptian
Greek
Roman
#2
Who is considered the founder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
Dorothea Dix
Mary Seacole
#3
Which year marked the establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO)?
#4
What was the name of the first successful polio vaccine?
Salk vaccine
Sabin vaccine
Jenner vaccine
Pasteur vaccine
#5
What was the name of the first successful heart transplant patient?
Louis Washkansky
Christiaan Barnard
Adrian Kantrowitz
Norman Shumway
#6
Which organization played a key role in the eradication of smallpox?
#7
Which event led to the development of health insurance in the United States?
Great Depression
World War I
Civil Rights Movement
Prohibition
#8
What was the significance of the Flexner Report of 1910?
It led to the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid.
It advocated for the integration of mental health services into primary care.
It called for the standardization and improvement of medical education.
It led to the development of the first antibiotics.
#9
Who is known for the discovery of X-rays in 1895?
Marie Curie
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Albert Einstein
Niels Bohr
#10
Which country implemented the first nationalized healthcare system in the world?
United Kingdom
France
Canada
Germany
#11
Who is known for introducing antiseptic surgery techniques?
Joseph Lister
Louis Pasteur
Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
#12
Which landmark legislation established Medicare and Medicaid in the United States?
The Social Security Act of 1935
The Affordable Care Act
The Health Maintenance Organization Act
The Social Security Amendments of 1965
#13
Who discovered penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic?
Alexander Fleming
Louis Pasteur
Joseph Lister
Edward Jenner
#14
Who proposed the germ theory of disease?
Louis Pasteur
Robert Koch
Joseph Lister
Edward Jenner
#15
Who is credited with the discovery of the structure of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
Francis Crick and James Watson
Erwin Chargaff
Linus Pauling
#16
Who discovered insulin, revolutionizing the treatment of diabetes?
Frederick Banting and Charles Best
James Collip
John Macleod
Willem Einthoven
#17
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Alma-Ata, adopted in 1978?
To address global health issues
To establish universal healthcare
To advocate for medical research funding
To regulate pharmaceutical companies