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Do You Know Your Ancient Medicine?
Do You Know Your Ancient Medicine?
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A quiz on medicine from ancient times including prehistory, Egypt, Greece and Rome.
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1
Which of the following was a specialist physician in Egypt?
Neurologist
Guardian of the anus
Radiologist
Pathologist
2
Who or what treated illness in prehistoric times?
physicians
women
fire
spring water
3
Which of the following was not one of the four humours?
phlegm
orange bile
black bile
yellow bile
4
Why did the women of prehistoric Britain live shorter lives than men?
complications during childbirth
food shortages
warfare
infections from everyday accidents
5
Why was trephining carried out?
for severe headaches
all of the previous three answers
ease pressure of swelling after skull injuries
to let out evil spirits
6
How did Egyptians protect themselves from evil spirits?
charms
spells
prayer
incantations
7
What did most people of prehistoric Isbister suffer from?
halitosis
hemorrhoids
osteoarthritis
broken bones
8
What factor is involved in bringing herbs and plants useful to medicine to Egypt from China?
communications
government
religion
war
9
What do doctors swear today that originated in Greece?
Augustus' Statement
Aristotle's Announcement
Galen's Oath
Hippocratic Oath
10
What types of evidence do we not have for prehistoric Britain?
skeletons and other archaeological evidence
written evidence from later periods
papyrus scrolls noting cures
later people who lived similar lives to people in prehistori
11
What did Egyptians think caused illness?
imbalance of humours
God
alignment of planets
undigested food rotting in the bowels
12
Which of the following is not true about Galen?
he studied pigs
he did not disect human bodies
he studied skeletons
he dissected apes
13
Which of the statements is untrue about Roman times?
there wree fresh water supplies, sewers and baths
women treated most health problems
diseases could not be stopped from spreading
public health schemes benefited rich and poor alike
14
What percentage of water supply was pumped to private persons houses in Rome?
17%
4%
13%
38%
15
Which of the following was not a treatment in Greece?
bleeding a patient
making a patient vomit
purging the bowels
prairie flower oil from America
16
Which factor explains advances made in public health in Roman times?
government
war
communications
chance
17
Which of the following surgeries was not carried out in Roman times?
removal of cataracts from the eyes
trephining
ligament reconstruction
amputations
18
What procedure does the skull show evidence of?
bleeding
bone setting
purging
trephining
19
Who ensured good supplies of clean water in Rome?
the emperor
water commissioners
the proconsul
engineers
20
What was the name of the Greek god of healing?
Poseidon
Asclepius
Hera
Mercury
