Ancient Greek Medicine

quiz on ancient greek medicine

published on September 22, 2010
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Was Hippocrates born in

Germany
Greece
France
italy
2/15

What are the four elements that the Four Humors are connected to?

Land, Air, Fire, Sun
Grass, Wind, Fire, Water
Earth, Air, Heat, Wind
earth, air, water, fire
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Why were snakes put on people while they slept in the abaton?

Hint: 1 choice
To scare the person out of whatever he/she had
To relax the person
To heal the person
to bite them
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What were the heated cups used for?

Hint: 1 choice
To bring blood to surface
To burn patient
To make blood go farther into the patient
to sooth patient
5/15

Did Hippocrates believe illnesses were caused by

Hint: 1 choice
The angry gods
The dead sacrificed animals
Natural causes
Other humans
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What did Hippocrates believe doctors should be?

Hint: 1 choice
Harsh and firm
Rude
Polite and cheerful
none of the above
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What did people bathe in, in terms of keeping clean?

Hint: 1 choice
The big baths
Showers
The sea
they didnt bathe
8/15

Where did Greeks learn about medicine?

Hint: 1 choice
The Romans
The Egyptians
The Cavemen
they didnt know about previous medicine
9/15

True or false: Greeks came up with the Olympics?

Hint: 1 choice
True
False
Not sure
10/15

What happened when the Four Humors were not in balance?

Hint: 1 choice
You died
You lost a limb
You got sick
nothing
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Did the Greeks perform surgery?

Yes
No
Unsure
sometimes, not often
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Was Hippocrates a man or a woman?

Man
Woman
Not sure
goat
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Why were only the rich allowed to go by the programme of health?

Hint: 1 choice
They had to pay
They were thought to have time to
They were thought to be most important
everyone was allowed to
14/15

Which god did people prey to at the temple when they were ill?

Hint: 1 choice
Medusa
Zeus
Asclepius
neptune
15/15

which one of these methods is false for treatment

treat, observe, pray, eat
sleep, wash, treat, pray
pray
observe, sacrifice, wash, pray, sleep