The Middle Ages Medicine Quiz

The Middle Ages followed the collapse of the: * Greek Empire

* Roman Empire
* Egyptian Age
* Prehistoric Age

Most Roman medical ideas: * carried on

* were forgotten
* were developed further
* ignored

Medical ideas were popular that had been thought up by: * Aristotle
* Imphotep
* Galen
* Pliny

In the Middle Ages there was: * no progress in medicine

* some progress in medicine
* little of progress in medicine
* lots of progress in medicine

Dissection was: * always allowed

* never allowed
* rarely allowed
* often allowed

Knowledge of anatomy was: * excellent

* worse than before
* basically the same
* quite a lot better

Knowledge of physiology was: * excellent

* better than before
* about the same as before
* worse than before

Many people believed in the: * Four humours Theory

* Germ Theory
* Blockage theory
* The Chaos theory

Superstitious ideas were popular amongst: * young people

* old people
* men
* common ordinary people
The position of what was thought to cause illness: * clouds
* planets
* your home
* Mrs Brady

Belief in illness as a punishment from God was: * not at all popular

* very popular
* about the same as before
* quite popular

Common treatments for illness were: * antibiotics

* bleeding and herbal remedies
* surgery and operations
* trephining pprocedures

Professional training for doctors began around: * 1000 AD

* 1500 AD
* 1400 AD
* 1200 AD

Most medical schools were run by: * businessmen

* churches
* old doctors
* barber surgeons

Barber surgeons became popular with: * rich people

* young people
* poor people
* everyone

Surgery got a little bit better because: * there were many wars
* surgeons got paid more
* everyone wanted to be a doctor
* metal tools were available

Opium began to be used to: * make patients happy

* make people sleepy
* make people forgetful
* strong and healthy

Interest in hygiene was: * much better than before

* about the same as before
* much worse than before
* a little better than before

By Mr Welsh www.SchoolHistory.co.uk