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Chapterk01:kHistorykofkMassage:kPrehistorickTimesktokthekModernkErakandkProfe
ssionalSocieties,kOrganizations,kandkAssociations.
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Whichkmethodkiskdefinedkaskmanipulationkofksoftktissuekusingkpressurekandktraction
kforclinical,ktherapeutic,kandkpalliativekpurposes?
a. Acupuncture
b. Ayurveda
c. Polarityktherapy
d. Massagek therapy
ANS:k D
Massagektherapykthekmanipulationkofksoftktissuekusingkcompressionkandkdecompression
/tractionkforkclinical,ktherapeutic,kandkpalliativekpurposeskorkforkwellnesskandself-
carekpurposes.
2. Whichk origink fork thek wordk massagek isk Greek?
a. Mashesh
b. Masso
c. Masser
d. Makeh
ANS:k B
Thekoriginkofkthekwordkmassagekiskunclear,kbutkcankbektracedktoknumerousksources:kthek
Hebrewmashesh,kthekGreekkmassokandkmassin,kthekLatinkmassa,kthekArabickmass’h,kth
ekSanskritkmakeh,kandkthekFrenchkmasser.
3. Whenk wask thek earliestk thek termk massagek wask usedk bykmostk European-basedk cultures?
a. 1600s
b. 1700s
c. 1800s
d. 1900s
ANS:k C
Bykthekearlyk1800s,kthektermkmassagekwaskusedkbykmostkEuropean-
basedkcultures.Historically,kmassagekwaskreferredktokbykitsktechniquesksuchkaskfr
ictionkorkrubbing.
4. Thekfirstk writtenk recordsk ofk massagek datek backk tok 3000k BCEk ink whichk country?
a. India
b. China
c. Egypt
d. Greece
ANS:k B
Writtenkrecordskregardingkthekpracticekofkmassagekgokbackktok3000kBCEkinkChina.Acup
uncturekwasknotkmentionedkinkChinesekwritingskuntilk90kBCE.
5. Whichk workk isk commonlykreferredk tok ask thek classick scripturek ofk traditionalk Chinesek medicine?
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