1. Trivia Quiz

1.14. Medical History

Name the president(s) who, at some time in his (their) life (lives) ...

1. Was diagnosed as epileptic.

2. Was partly blind.

3. Had chronic back pain.

4. Suffered with asthma as a child.

5. Had a stroke while shaving.

6. Had throat cancer and was treated with cocaine and morphine.

7. Had a rubber jawbone implanted due to cancer in his mouth.

8. Had smallpox.

9. Suffered an attack of polio at age 39.

10. While President, had a heart attack, a mild stroke and underwent emergency surgery on his small intestine.

Section 1.14 ANSWERS

ANSWERS to Section 1.14.

1.14. Medical History

Name the president(s) who, at some time in his (their) life (lives) ...

1. Was diagnosed as epileptic. James Madison [HP 26-27]

2. Was partly blind. Woodrow Wilson's left eye became impaired in 1906 [HP 178]. Theodore Roosevelt also lost partial sight in one eye, while he was president, as the result of a boxing match. His sparring partner was a young army captain [HP 160].

3. Had chronic back pain. John F. Kennedy [HP 244]

4. Suffered with asthma as a child. Theodore Roosevelt [HP 154]

5. Had a stroke while shaving. Millard Fillmore [HP 78]

6. Had throat cancer and was treated with cocaine and morphine. Ulysses S. Grant [HP 112]

7. Had a rubber jawbone implanted due to cancer in his mouth. Grover Cleveland [HP 140]

8. Had smallpox. George Washington [HP 2], Andrew Jackson [HP 43] and Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln found he had a mild case of smallpox during his return to Washington after giving the Gettysburg address. He joked, "Where are the office seekers?" He now had something to give that no one wanted. [HP 95].

9. Suffered an attack of polio at age 39. Franklin D. Roosevelt. [HP 208-209] He was paralyzed for the rest of his life and was confined to a wheelchair. He could not walk a step without crutches. [infantile paralysis, disability]

10. While President, had a heart attack, a mild stroke and underwent emergency surgery on his small intestine. Dwight D. Eisenhower. [HP 229, 231]

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