Quiz  /  History of Lobotomy Quiz

  • 1. 
    Who performed the first lobotomies?

  • Gottlieb Burkhardt
  • Wolfhard Baumgartel
  •  António Egas Moniz
  • Walter J. Freeman II

  • 2. 
    Who received the first lobotomies?

  • patients suffering from misunderstood mental disorders
  • children in orphanages
  • women with fertility issues
  • medical professionals who volunteered to test the procedure

  • 3. 
    About how many lobotomies did Portuguese neurophysician António Egas Moniz and his assistant perform from 1935 to 1937?

  • 100
  • 10
  • 5
  • 40

  • 4. 
    The Freeman-Watts method of lobotomy involved inserting what tool into the brain?

  • ice pick
  • butter knife
  • spatula
  • scissors

  • 5. 
    By 1945, about how long did it take physician and traveling lobotomist Walter J. Freeman to perform a lobotomy?

  • 10 minutes
  • 45 minutes
  • 20 minutes
  • 30 minutes

  • 6. 
    About how many lobotomies did Walter J. Freeman personally perform by the end of his career?

  • 5,000
  • 700
  • 1,500
  • 3,500

  • 7. 
    About how many lobotomies were performed in the United States in total, mostly between 1949 and 1952?

  • 50,000
  • 20,000
  • 100,000
  • 3,500

  • 8. 
    Who most often ordered or approved lobotomies on patients?

  • the patient’s parents, husband, or doctor
  • the patient’s boss
  • the patient
  • law enforcement agents
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