by Dr. Howard Markel
On this date in 1850, a prickly Hungarian obstetrician named Ignaz Semmelweis stepped up to the podium of the Vienna Medical Society’s lecture hall. It was a grand and ornately decorated room where some of medicine’s great discoveries were first announced. The evening of May 15 would hardly be different—even if those present (and many more who merely read about it) did not acknowledge Semmelweis’s marvelous discovery for several decades.
What, exactly, was the doctor’s advice to his colleagues on that long ago night? It could be summed up in three little words: wash your hands!
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Question
Use the excerpt from “In 1850, Ignaz Semmelweis saved lives with three words: wash your hands” to answer the question. The excerpt is the beginning of an article.
Which fact from this introduction is most likely to be in the conclusion of the article?(1 point)
Responses
The lecture hall was ornately decorated.
The lecture hall was ornately decorated.
The obstetrician advised doctors to wash their hands.
The obstetrician advised doctors to wash their hands.
Many great discoveries were announced in the lecture hall.
Many great discoveries were announced in the lecture hall.
Many people who did not attend the lecture read about the event.
1 answer
The fact from the introduction that is most likely to be in the conclusion of the article is:
The obstetrician advised doctors to wash their hands.
This fact is central to the article's theme regarding Semmelweis's significant contribution to medicine, and it is likely that the conclusion would reinforce this key point.
