ology & phobia Quiz
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An _______________ professor from a local college spoke to my middle school students about the dating practices of ancient civilizations.
A. sociology
B. geology
C. zoology
D. anthropology
What does circum mean?
A. circumference
B. into
C. around
D. same
The study of living things is called _________.
A. biodegradable
B. claustrophobe
C. hydrophobic
D. biology
A nurse in the cardiology department is typically very knowledgeable about what organ in the body?
A. the brain
B. the liver
C. the heart
D. the spleen
What is an antonym of “phobia”?
A. Brave
B. Congregate
C. Hiatus
D. Lollygag
fear of cats
A. ailurophobia
B. acrophobia
C. hydrophobia
D. zoophobia
People who donate money to an animal shelter probably took at least one class in which area of study?
A. graphology
B. dermatology
C. zoology
D. geology
What does the root bio mean?
A. life
B. one
C. heat
D. thousandth
What does the suffix “-ology” mean?
A. fear of
B. study of
C. love of
D. after
The student was very interested in studying the environment, so the teacher recommended that she check out books in ____________ section of the library.
A. ecology
B. sociology
C. cardiology
D. dermatology
the study of humans
A. anthropology
B. dermatology
C. graphology
D. sociology
fear of birds
A. ornithophobia
B. hydrophobia
C. ailurophobia
D. photophobia
fear of light
A. photophobia
B. arachnophobia
C. acrophobia
D. xenophobia
A psychologist is someone who studies _______.
A. the mind
B. the environment
C. the students
D. the plants
A biohazard is good for the environment and humans. True or false?
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
the study of the physical nature, structure, and history of the earth
A. geology
B. zoology
C. biology
D. cardiology
A sociology student will typically study what?
A. the study of humans
B. the study of life and living things
C. the study of how people interact
D. the study of the mind
the study of the skin
A. dermatology
B. graphology
C. psychology
D. sociology
What does “derma” mean in the word “dermatology?”
A. bones
B. teeth
C. heart
D. skin
What is Arachnophobia the fear of?
A. Spiders
B. Water
C. Fire
D. Snakes
What does syn/sym mean?
A. same
B. study of
C. to be
D. into
fear of strangers or foreigners
A. xenophobia
B. acrophobia
C. zoophobia
D. hydrophobia
fear of blood
A. hemophobia
B. acrophobia
C. ornithophobia
D. ailurophobia
What word means “the study of the mind or behavior”?
A. dermatology
B. psychology
C. sociology
D. zoology
A person who studies geology would have a hard time if he or she had a fear of what?
A. rocks
B. airplanes
C. blood
D. heights
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