First Aid
T or F: Most cases of bleeding require more than direct pressure for it to stop.
A) True
B) False
B) False
A person is applying pressure to an arm wound. The arm is still bleeding. What should she do next?
A) Elevate the arm above the heart level.
B) Take Universal Precautions.
C) Apply direct pressure.
A) Elevate the arm above the heart level.
Aristotle was concerned about the distribution of wealth and its effect on social stability. He concluded that the most stable countries are those that mostly consist of people of ___________.
A) extreme wealth
B) stable poverty
C) moderate wealth
D) great wealth and people who have just enough to live on
C) moderate wealth
Distributing and balancing the powers of government among different branches of government so no one branch is able to dominate the others is known as _______.
A) checks and balances
B) legislative supremacy
C) division of power
D) distribution of power
A) checks and balances
____ had the most influence on the development of the Constitution.
A) George Washington
B) James Madison
C) Roger Sherman
D) Benjamin Franklin
B) James Madison
Heavy or uncontrollable bleeding is called _________.
A) Life threatening
B) Venous bleeding
C) Hemorrhage
D) A third degree injury
C) Hemorrhage
Name the three types of venoms.
A) Neurovenom, Hemovenom, and Cardiovenom
B) Neurotoxin, Hemotoxin, and Cardiotoxin
C) Neurotoxin, Hemotoxin, and Respirotoxin
D) Cerebrotoxin, Hemotoxin, and Pulmonary toxin
B) Neurotoxin, Hemotoxin, and Cardiotoxin
The founders read Greek and Roman history, which warned about the dangers of democracy. They feared democracy would lead to ________?
A) the rich attacking the poor
B) the poor attacking the rich
C) instability and class warfare
D) rule by the rich and powerful
Which of the answers above are correct?
A) A and B
B) B and C
C) A and D
D) C and D
B) B and C
A) provide assistance in expanding their territories to the west
B) solve disputes between or among states
C) agree upon a fair way to deal with the problem of slavery
D) manage trade with other countries
B) solve disputes between or among states
T or F: The Anti-Federalists were a well-organized group that rallied criticism of the proposed Constitution's lack of a bill of rights.
A) True
B) False
B) False
____ bleeding is from the smallest blood vessels.
A) Capillary
B) Venous
C) Massive
D) Insignificant
A) Capillary
An acute infectious disease called ______ is caused by the poison of a certain bacterium that enters the body through a wound, resulting in muscle contractions, rigidity, and death.
A) allergic reaction
B) antivenin
C) calamine
D) rabies
E) tetanus
E) tetanus
A) A state of nature would result in a constant war involving everyone.
B) People can use a social contract to agree to leave a state of nature.
C) People will agree to authoritarian rule in exchange for stability and peace.
D) Humans are not naturally social.
A) A state of nature would result in a constant war involving everyone.
The Virginia Plan determined that _________.
A) national government would have the power to enforce laws and collect taxes
B) the legislative branch would have the power to select people to serve in the executive and judicial branches
C) members of the Senate would be elected by the House of Representatives from lists of persons nominated by the state legislatures.
D) members of the House of Representatives would be elected by the national government
A) national government would have the power to enforce laws and collect taxes
In general, the more populous states were initially _________ ratifying the proposed Constitution.
A) in favor of
B) opposed to
C) undecided about
B) opposed to
What should you not do if direct pressure and bandages don't stop the bleeding?
A) Use a sterile dressing on the wound to apply pressure.
B) Remove the old dressing and replace it with a clean one.
C) Use a roller bandage to hold the dressings in place.
D) Raise the limb above the heart level.
B) Remove the old dressing and replace it with a clean one.
Read the following paragraph and decide which of the options is correct.
When an abdominal wound has exposed internal organs, cover the abdomen loosely with clean dressings. Do not force the organs back into the body cavity. Do not give victims with abdominal wounds any food or water.
A) Do not make any changes. The paragraph is correct.
B) Replace "Do not force" with "If necessary, force"
C) Replace "loosely" with "tightly"
D) Delete "or water"
A) Do not make any changes. The paragraph is correct.
The state of nature is the _______.
A) situation where people live without harming nature
B) condition of people living in a situation without government
C) state where no technology is allowed
D) condition of people living by nature's laws
B) condition of people living in a situation without government
The Philadelphia Convention lasted _______ months.
A) 2
B) 8
C) 4
D) 9
C) 4
The power of judicial review was established in _________.
A) the Constitution
B) Marbury v. Madison
C) McCulloch v. Maryland
D) A Presidential Executive Order
B) Marbury v. Madison
While you were helping a friend clear some sticks and leaves from behind her garage, she gets stung by something and is in extreme pain. On the way to the emergency room, you give first aid by cleaning the wound and applying ice. After she gets treated, the doctor tells you that your quick actions stopped the poison from causing severe tissue damage, and possibly gangrene, from setting in.
What bit your friend?
A) A lack widow spider
B) A brown recluse spider
C) A tarantula
D) A scorpion
B) A brown recluse spider
An antitoxin used to counteract venom is _______.
A) allergic reaction
B) antivenin
C) calamine
D) rabies
E) venom
B) antivenin
The values and principles of right and wrong pertaining to public policies and actions are known as ________.
A) public morality
B) social ethics
C) social morality
D) public conscience
A) public morality
The _________ was a plan unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a legislature of two houses with proportional representation in each house and executive and judicial branch to be chosen by the legislature.
A) Great Compromise
B) Three-Fifths Compromise
C) New Jersey Plan
D) Virginia Plan
D) Virginia Plan
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union; what was the second state to secede?
A) Alabama
B) Georgia
C) Virginia
D) Mississippi
D) Mississippi