Ancient Greek Medicine - Exam I essay ques on
with complete solu on 2026
True or False, according to Nu on, the Homeric poems give us a glimpse of medical ideas
and prac ces long before any Greek medical literature was wri en.
True
Which of the following is TRUE?
a. Machaon is called an iatros in the Iliad and he is depicted healing wounds of soldiers
without recourse to the gods
b. Podalirius learned medicine from their father, Asclepius
c. The Iliad contains descrip ons of a plague being caused and cured by Apollo
d. A and B
e. All the above
e. All the above
True or False, it is clear from the Iliad and the Odyssey that, prior to Hippocrates, the Greek
believed that all diseases come from the gods.
False
Which of the following Greek authors from the Archaic period links the origin of diseases to
crea on of the first woman?
a. Hesiod
b. Homer
c. Herodotus
d. Empedocles
Hesiod
Poten al evidence for Egyp an influence on Greek medicine can be found in which of the
following:
a. Herodotus account of Egypt
b. Egyp an medical substances showing up in medical and non-medical literature
c. Anonymus Londinensis cites the theory of a Ninyas the Egyp an among other Greek
doctor's opinions.
d. A and B
e. All the above
e. All the above
, Which of the following reasons does Nu on cite as an argument for the independent
development of Greek medicine?
a. Herodotus and other Greeks thought the Egyp ans didn't have doctors
b. The Egyp an medical concept of disease being caused by ro2ng residues has no similarity
with Greek models for disease
c. Greek medical literature differs considerably from Babylonian and Egyp an medical
wri ngs, par cularly its employment of sophis cated reasoning and open compe veness
d. All the above
c. Greek medical literature differs considerably from Babylonian and Egyp an medical
wri ngs, par cularly its employment of sophis cated reasoning and open compe veness
True or False, the wri ngs of the Hippocra c Corpus share the same dialect and types of
natural explana ons for phenomena found in the wri ngs of philosophers called the Pre-
Socra c.
True
Which of the following philosophers is associated with the 'theory of the four elements' as
well as his involvement in medicine in both a theore cal and prac cal level?
a. Alcmaeon
b. Empedocles
c. Democritus of Abdera
d. Diogenes of Apollonia
Empedocles
Which of the following philosophers is associated with Hippocrates in legends and a ached
a great importance to pneuma as the vehicle of life?
a. Alcmaeon
b. Empedocles
c. Democritus of Abdera
d. Diogenes
c. Democritus of Abdera
True or False, the model for the cause of disease being a problem of equality of elements is
termed eucrasis/crasis and is found among the wri ngs of Presocra c philosophers.
True
True or False, we have a good understanding of Hippocrates' life and what he wrote because
Hippocrates' le ers and speeches are preserved from an quity.
False
with complete solu on 2026
True or False, according to Nu on, the Homeric poems give us a glimpse of medical ideas
and prac ces long before any Greek medical literature was wri en.
True
Which of the following is TRUE?
a. Machaon is called an iatros in the Iliad and he is depicted healing wounds of soldiers
without recourse to the gods
b. Podalirius learned medicine from their father, Asclepius
c. The Iliad contains descrip ons of a plague being caused and cured by Apollo
d. A and B
e. All the above
e. All the above
True or False, it is clear from the Iliad and the Odyssey that, prior to Hippocrates, the Greek
believed that all diseases come from the gods.
False
Which of the following Greek authors from the Archaic period links the origin of diseases to
crea on of the first woman?
a. Hesiod
b. Homer
c. Herodotus
d. Empedocles
Hesiod
Poten al evidence for Egyp an influence on Greek medicine can be found in which of the
following:
a. Herodotus account of Egypt
b. Egyp an medical substances showing up in medical and non-medical literature
c. Anonymus Londinensis cites the theory of a Ninyas the Egyp an among other Greek
doctor's opinions.
d. A and B
e. All the above
e. All the above
, Which of the following reasons does Nu on cite as an argument for the independent
development of Greek medicine?
a. Herodotus and other Greeks thought the Egyp ans didn't have doctors
b. The Egyp an medical concept of disease being caused by ro2ng residues has no similarity
with Greek models for disease
c. Greek medical literature differs considerably from Babylonian and Egyp an medical
wri ngs, par cularly its employment of sophis cated reasoning and open compe veness
d. All the above
c. Greek medical literature differs considerably from Babylonian and Egyp an medical
wri ngs, par cularly its employment of sophis cated reasoning and open compe veness
True or False, the wri ngs of the Hippocra c Corpus share the same dialect and types of
natural explana ons for phenomena found in the wri ngs of philosophers called the Pre-
Socra c.
True
Which of the following philosophers is associated with the 'theory of the four elements' as
well as his involvement in medicine in both a theore cal and prac cal level?
a. Alcmaeon
b. Empedocles
c. Democritus of Abdera
d. Diogenes of Apollonia
Empedocles
Which of the following philosophers is associated with Hippocrates in legends and a ached
a great importance to pneuma as the vehicle of life?
a. Alcmaeon
b. Empedocles
c. Democritus of Abdera
d. Diogenes
c. Democritus of Abdera
True or False, the model for the cause of disease being a problem of equality of elements is
termed eucrasis/crasis and is found among the wri ngs of Presocra c philosophers.
True
True or False, we have a good understanding of Hippocrates' life and what he wrote because
Hippocrates' le ers and speeches are preserved from an quity.
False
