"I swear by Apollo the physician, and Asclepius, and Hygieia
and Panacea..." What does 'Panacea' mean?
a.) placebo
b.) entire earth
c.) all-healing
d.) all giving Correct Answers c.) all-healing
"I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked" Which of
the following statements has never been an interpretation of this
clause?
a.) the oath condemns the practice of euthanasia
b.) physicians must be involved in fostering life, not procuring
death
c.) physicians were not supposed to be pharmacists
d.) physicians swore not to partake in any attempted murder by
poison Correct Answers c.) physicians were not supposed to be
pharmacists
"I will not use the knife, even upon those suffering from stones,
but I will leave this to those who are trained in this craft." Which
of the following is true about this clause of the Oath?
a.) physicians practice surgery only when properly trained
b.) physicians sought alternative methods rather than surgery
c.) ancient knives were not effective ons tones
d.) physicians wer not surgeons Correct Answers a.) physicians
practice surgery only when properly trained
,A medical practitioner in the ancient world was only allowed to
have sexual relations with:
a.) the slaves in the clients' households
b.) the female members of the clients' households
c.) the male members of his client's households
d.) none of these Correct Answers d.) none of these
According to ancient physicians, pleurosies were more likely to
develop in towns facing
a.) east
b.) north
c.) west
d.) south Correct Answers b.) north
According to Empedocles, when does the long interchange of
elements finally end?
a.) the apocolypse
b.) the start of the roman empire
c.) it never ends
d.) it never begins in the first place Correct Answers C.) it
never ends
According to Empedocles, which force unites the four elements
or Nature?
a.) knowledge
b.) love
, c.) hate
d.) medicine Correct Answers b.) love
According to Thales, what is the element and first principle of
all things?
a.) water
b.) air
c.) earth
d.) fire Correct Answers a.) water
According to the ancient physician, dysentery was more likely to
be a problem in towns facing
a.) south
b.) north
c.) east
d.) west Correct Answers a.) south
According to the ancient physician, patients still die because:
a.) medical science is in its infancy
b.) patients don't die in physicians' care
c.) patients don't follow doctors orders
d.) the gods are really in control Correct Answers d.) the gods
are really in control
According to the theory of the four humors, what guarantees a
healthy body?
a.) the therapy of a physician