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Medieval Health and Hygiene
Medieval Health and Hygiene
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A blind quiz on medieval health and hygiene
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1
Sewage and rubbish were disposed of in the street or river.
True
False
2
Doctors could make patient's health worse by using dirty equipment.
True
False
3
The chances of a child dying were very low.
False
True
4
The wealthy may have bathed more often, but they still lived in dirty conditions.
True
False
5
In the Middle ages reaching the age of 45 was very unusual.
True
False
6
One treatment for disease was burning candles and lemon leaves, and smelling flowers and leaves
False
True
7
People believed that sickness was caused by:
All of the above
fluids out of balance in the body
infected water
punishment from God
8
People cleaned their teeth very often.
True
False
9
There were lots of doctors in the Middle Ages.
True
False
10
Did people in Medieval Europe understand the causes of disease?
Yes
No
11
Treatments doctors could use included:
Answer 1 and 2.
Leeches to suck the bad blood from ill patients
Cut a patient's vein and let blood drain
Hang a dead chicken over a patient
12
A wise woman could give herbal cures to treat sickness
True
False
13
Prevention measures means things you can do to stop getting disease
False
True
14
Most people only ate twice a day.
True
False
15
Peasants lived in rat and flea infested homes, only bathing a couple of times a year.
False
True
