Q.1
When the Romans left Britain around 410 AD, medicine suffered a severe setback. Villas were often covered up by the remaining Ancient Britons. What was the main reason why they did this?
  • They believed that villas contained ghosts and evil spirits
  • They were unable to operate Roman central heating systems
  • They misunderstood the need for clean drinking water
  • They could not operate Roman sewers
Q.2
Surgeons were, for a long time, combined with another profession. Which one?
  • Barbers
  • Butchers
  • Fishmongers
  • Lawyers
Q.3
Which Roman medical scientist of Greek extraction was influential in medieval Europe, on account of his numerous published works, and his theories on the need for clinical observation, dissection and the need to maintain a balance among the four humors?
  • Vesalius
  • Hippocrates
  • Galen
  • Socrates
Q.4
Which of the following European cities was famous for its university medical faculty from the thirteenth century?
  • Padua
  • Avignon
  • Bordeaux
  • Turin
Q.5
What proportion of Europe's population was killed by the Black Death from 1348-1349?
  • One half
  • One quarter
  • One third
  • One tenth
Q.6
Which of the following "causes" of the plague is the most plausible?
  • Caused by microbes in infected water
  • Caused by infected fleas from the coats of black rats
  • Caused by dog bites - in the manner of rabies
  • Caused by unhealthy air in medieval houses
Q.7
Christianity had its own explanations for illness. What advice did priests typically give the sick?
  • To make offerings to the Church in order to counteract the influence of the Devil, who was responsible for all illness
  • To pray to God, as any sickness could be a punishment from Him
  • To give away all of their worldly goods
  • To promise to embark on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem via Canterbury
Q.8
The French and English monarchs were believed to have curative powers when they touched subjects ("touching for the King's Evil"). Which skin ailment was this practice said to cure?
  • Leprosy
  • Psoriasis
  • Psittacosis
  • Scrofula
Q.9
Which drink was used as an antiseptic in the Middle Ages, especially in the cleaning of wounds?
  • Beer
  • Mead
  • Wine
  • Gin
Q.10
Which city in Southern Spain became a major center of Islamic scholarship, including the study of medicine?
  • Granada
  • Seville
  • Ronda
  • Cordoba
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