1 – Where does the term "allergy" come from?
A - From "allos" (other) and "ergos" (avian) that also gives "ergot"
B – From "allos" (other) and "ergia" (action)
C – From old French : "aller au grι". This expression has given the verb "allιguer" (take lightly)
D – From the Italian "all erta" that gave the word "alert"

3 – In the sixteenth century, the Italian doctor Andrea Mattioli Invented
the first cat allergy test. What is it?
A – He asks his patients to imagine a cat
B – He makes them breathe cat hair
C – He locks them up in a room with a cat
D – He makes them eat cat meat

5 – What mechanism starts asthma?
A – A pulmonary contraction
B – An inflammation starting a bronchial contraction
C – A spasmodic blockage of the respiratory tract

6 – At the end of the nineteenth century, the asthmatic doctor Charles Blackley
invents a system to capture pollens in order to measure their level.
What device does he use?
A – A sheet
B – A sieve
C – A funnel
D – A kite

7 – During the switch to Euro currency in 2002, some European citizens
showed a skin allergy to the new coins, because of a metal they contain.
Which one is it?
A – Nickel
B – Silver
C – Copper
D – Zinc

8 – What is an anti-body?
A – A product that provokes an allergic reaction when ingested
B – A substance secreted by the organism to fight against an outside attack
C – A chemical molecule used in anti-allergic medicines

9 – What is the hormone that starts allergic reactions in the organism?
A – Histamin
B – Dopamin
C – Adrenalin
D – Allergin

10 – It has long been believed that feathers in bedspreads were a source of allergy.
Today, we know that people allergic to bedspread feathers react to:
A – The feather’s stem
B – To the mites that live in it
C – To pollens they retain
D – To the cotton fabric

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