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08HIS Medieval Medicines
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1
Which institution’s authority was questioned when prayers failed to stop plague?
Guilds
Universities
Monarchies
Catholic Church
2
Medieval medicine struggled with the Black Death mainly because it lacked _____.
Germ theory
Doctors
Surgery tools
Herbal knowledge
3
Entire villages sometimes lost which essential worker after the plague?
Monk
Knight
Miller
Tax collector
4
According to Pistoia’s laws, which item had to be purified before entering markets?
Cloth & clothing
Church relics
Dead bodies
Bread
5
Which herb, still used today for sleep, was prescribed in medieval times?
Belladonna
Hemlock
Yarrow
Valerian
6
Plague-induced military shortages forced kingdoms to field ______.
More wars
Smaller armies
Stronger castles
Gunpowder troops
7
Which medieval remedy is still common for easing digestion?
Nightshade
Foxglove
Mint
Wormwood
8
Which term describes the historical period from the 5th to 15th century CE?
Modern
Medieval
Renaissance
Industrial
9
A person who whipped themselves publicly to atone for sins was called a ______.
Apothecary
Peasant
Crusader
Flagellant
10
One immediate social effect of the Black Death was ______.
Population boom
Higher taxes
Labour shortages
Industrial growth
11
Which response shows the belief that the plague was God’s punishment?
Self-flagellation rituals
Fleeing cities
Hiring doctors
Building aqueducts
12
In medieval herb lore, which plant was recommended for treating acne?
Oak bark
Rosemary
Lavender
Burdock
13
Which economic change followed the plague for surviving workers?
Falling wages
Rising wages
Wage freeze
Abolition of money
14
What name was given to the bubonic plague outbreak in 14th-century Europe?
Typhoid
Spanish Flu
Black Death
Cholera
15
What medieval treatment used blood-sucking creatures to balance “humours”?
Garlic
Leeches
Amulets
Cucumbers
16
Pistoia’s 1348 ordinances introduced what disease-control measure for cloth?
Night markets
Street parades
Quarantine of textiles
Free trade
17
Plague-doctor beak masks were stuffed with ______ to filter “bad air”.
Stones
Flowers & herbs
Coins
Holy water
18
Because so many priests died, which church service became difficult to conduct?
Confession
Mass
Baptism
Pilgrimage
19
The word “quarantine” comes from a 40-day wait imposed at which port city in 1377?
Ragusa (Dubrovnik)
Pistoia
Venice
Florence
20
Waxed leather coats on plague doctors were designed chiefly to ______.
Keep warm
Look stylish
Repel bodily fluids
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