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6. Which of these answers is NOT one of the four blockages in Egyptian medicine?

  • Bleeding
  • Vomiting
  • Draining Saliva
  • Purging

7. Which of these was said to NOT cause disease in the supernatural approach to cause and cure? (in Medieval Medicine)

  • Zodiac Symbols
  • The Stars and Planets
  • The Four Humours
  • God

8. Which important Roman figure followed Hippocrates' ideas? (in Roman Medicine)

  • Galen
  • Pythagorus
  • Avincenna

9. What was the associated animal with the Greek god of medicine?

  • Snake
  • Turtle
  • Eagle

10. What other feature of the Asclepion helped the healing process? (in Greek Medicine)

  • The location helped people feel at ease
  • A good regime
  • The healthy food to eat

11. Who introduced the idea of the Four Humours? (in Greek Medicine)

  • Hippocrates
  • Avincenna
  • Galen

12. What name has been given to Hippocrates? (in Greek Medicine)

  • The Father of Modern Medicine
  • The Head of Ancient Medicine
  • The Leader of Older Medicine

13. Who ruled during the Medieval period and therefore controlled medicine?

  • The Church
  • The Government
  • The French Government

14. Which god would protect pregnant women from evil spirits? (in Egyptian Medicine)

  • Thoth
  • Tawaret
  • Isis

15. Which of these ideas did not continue from Greek to Roman times?

  • The Four Humours
  • The Library at Alexandria
  • The Asclepion

16. What kinds of illness were said to be caused by possession from the devil, and were to be cured by flogging yourself? (in Medieval Medicine)

  • The Black Death
  • Mental Ilness
  • The Great Plague

17. Which of these are the correct names for the Four Humours? (in Greek Medicine)

  • Blood, Phlegm, Black Bile and Yellow Bile
  • Urine, Phlegm, Black Bile and Red Bile
  • Blood, Urine, Black Bile and Blue Bile

18. What was the name given to the bad smells that were said to cause disease? (in Renaissance Medicine)

  • Cholorform
  • Miasmas
  • Spontaneous Generation

19. What was the name of the book that contained all the ideas of Pre-Medieval Medicine? (in Islamic Medicine)

  • The Canon of Medicine
  • The Big Book of Ideas
  • A Collection and Study of all medicinal progress since the times of the Greek Empire up to the great Islamic Empire

20. What were used to ward away evil spirits? (in Egyptian Medicine)

  • Sleeping under nets
  • Amulets worn around the neck
  • Statues placed outside the door to your house