History and Insignia of Military Medical Services Quiz
Explore the legacy of military medicine with questions on founding dates, symbols, and key figures. Test your knowledge now!
#1
What does the Rod of Asclepius symbolize?
Peace and Unity
Knowledge and Wisdom
Healing and Medicine
Strength and Power
#2
What does the acronym 'AMEDD' stand for?
American Medical Emergency Deployment Division
Allied Medical Department
Armed Medical Corps
Army Medical Department
#3
Which military medical service was founded first?
Royal Army Medical Corps
United States Army Medical Department
Royal Canadian Medical Service
Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
#4
Who is considered the founder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
Mary Seacole
Dorothea Dix
#5
Which country's military medical service uses the insignia of a green cross?
United States
Germany
France
Switzerland
#6
What is the insignia of the Royal Army Medical Corps?
A red cross
A blue cross
A white cross
A green cross
#7
In which war did the concept of M.A.S.H. units gain prominence?
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
#8
Who was the first female physician in the United States Armed Forces?
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee
Dr. Emily Dunning Barringer
#9
What year was the International Red Cross founded?
#10
Which ancient civilization had some of the earliest recorded practices of military medicine?
Egyptians
Greeks
Romans
Persians
#11
Who coined the term 'triage'?
Clara Barton
Florence Nightingale
Dominique Jean Larrey
Napoleon Bonaparte
#12
Who established the first formal military hospital in the United States?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
#13
Which conflict led to the establishment of the Geneva Convention?
Napoleonic Wars
Crimean War
World War I
World War II
#14
Who was the first Surgeon General of the United States Army?
Joseph Lovell
Benjamin Church
Jonathan Letterman
Charles Tripler
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