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6. What did Thomas Sydenham's research focus on?

  • Disease's and their different groups
  • Vaccination
  • Muscles in the human body
  • Anaesthetics

7. Why was Sydenham's approach to diagnosing illnesses different from other doctors at the time?

  • He consulted many other doctors about his patients symptoms to get outsider opinions
  • He disregarded the Hippocratic Oath when working with patients
  • He refused to rely on books and instead used his own observations
  • He paid a lot of attention to a patient's star sign before diagnosing them

8. Which of these was a NEW approach to preventing disease?

  • Practising moderation (in food, rest etc.)
  • Steps being taken to remove miasma (e.g. removing sewage, picking up rubbish from the streets)
  • Purging and blood-letting were good ways to balance the 4 humours and prevent sickness
  • Bathing was being used more and more as a way to follow regimen sanitatis

9. What piece of technology helped Vesalius spread his new ideas about human anatomy?

  • The printing press
  • The Royal Society
  • The telephone
  • The microscope

10. Why could it be argued that Harvey's discoveries were not that significant?

  • He didn't write a book
  • There were a lot of flaws in his research
  • No one knew how to use his ideas to treat patients
  • He didn't use dissection to prove his ideas

11. In what year was the Royal Society founded?

  • 1660
  • 1666
  • 1650
  • 1642

12. How did changes in societal attitudes help Vesalius improve his research?

  • People no longer believed in supernatural ideas such as miasma and the 4 humours
  • He was able to discuss and improve his ideas with members of the Royal Society
  • The break away from the Church allowed him to perform dissections on criminals so he could study anatomy more closely
  • He was able to observe sick people

13. Which of these descriptions is best suited to a physician?

  • Studied at university, learnt from books, provided treatment for the very rich
  • Studied as an apprentice, learnt from books, provided treatment for everyone
  • Studied at university, needed a license to work, performed simple surgeries, treated the rich
  • Studied using books, used herbal remedies, provided treatment for the poor, often worked on the battlefield

14. Which of these was NOT a suggested cause of The Great Plague?

  • Astrology - unusual alignments between planets
  • Sewage leaking into the water supply
  • God punishing sinners
  • The 4 humours being out of balance, making you vulnerable

15. Why was Vesalius' book 'the Fabrica' significant in the 1500s?

  • It was the first attempt at understanding human anatomy
  • It pointed out Galen's mistakes and encouraged others to do so
  • It was the first book made with the printing press
  • It caused immediate improvements in surgery