CLASSICS 2902 ANCIENT MEDICINE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS| UPDATED
What are the main developments affecting the preservation of medical texts?
A. Change from book roll to codex
B. Changes in Greek handwriting
C. A & B
D. No, not that one
C. A & B
The following inscription highlights what?
"A voiceless boy. This boy came to the temple because of his voice. After he made
the initial sacrifice and did the customary rites, the servant who carries around
fire for the god looked over at the boy's father and ordered that he promise to
give the thank-offering within a year if he got the things for which he came. The
boy suddenly said, "I promise." His father was astonished and ordered him to
speak again, and he spoke again. And after this he became well."
A. the importance of balance and honoring Asclepius
,B. the importance of divine intervention and honouring the goddess
C. the importance of respecting the cultic prescription and pay the god
D. the importance of respecting the cultic prescription and pay the goddess
C. the importance of respecting the cultic prescription and pay the god
The following passage is an example of what?
"...and the wound of flawless, godlike Odysseus they bound up skillfully, and
checked the black blood with a charm, and immediately returned to the house of
their staunch father. And when Autolycus and the sons of Autolycus had fully
healed him, and had given him glorious gifts, they quickly sent him rejoicing back
to his native land, to Ithaca."
A. The use of practical and supernatural methods
B. purely practical methods
C. The use of incantations and divine intervention
D. Exorcism and first aid
A. The use of practical and supernatural methods
"Nestor, son of Neleus, great glory of the Achaeans, come, mount your chariot,
and let Machaon mount beside you, and swiftly drive your single-hoofed horses to
the ships. For a healer is worth many other men for the cutting out of arrows and
the sprinkling on of soothing herbs."
This excerpt suggests that physicians were considered to be superior to others.
True
, False
True
One could reasonably argue that:
A. Philosophy prevented all medical advances
B. Philosophy opened the door to medical developments
C. Physicians envied the high-rolling lifestyle of philosophers
D. Philosophers were always in agreement with each other
B. Philosophy opened the door to medical developments
Which of the following is a type of physician who could be found in ancient
Mesopotamia?
A. Sau
B. Medicus
C. Asû
D. Enki
C. Asû
What kind of healers would have been available to someone living in ancient
Egypt?
A. Machaon and Podalirius
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS| UPDATED
What are the main developments affecting the preservation of medical texts?
A. Change from book roll to codex
B. Changes in Greek handwriting
C. A & B
D. No, not that one
C. A & B
The following inscription highlights what?
"A voiceless boy. This boy came to the temple because of his voice. After he made
the initial sacrifice and did the customary rites, the servant who carries around
fire for the god looked over at the boy's father and ordered that he promise to
give the thank-offering within a year if he got the things for which he came. The
boy suddenly said, "I promise." His father was astonished and ordered him to
speak again, and he spoke again. And after this he became well."
A. the importance of balance and honoring Asclepius
,B. the importance of divine intervention and honouring the goddess
C. the importance of respecting the cultic prescription and pay the god
D. the importance of respecting the cultic prescription and pay the goddess
C. the importance of respecting the cultic prescription and pay the god
The following passage is an example of what?
"...and the wound of flawless, godlike Odysseus they bound up skillfully, and
checked the black blood with a charm, and immediately returned to the house of
their staunch father. And when Autolycus and the sons of Autolycus had fully
healed him, and had given him glorious gifts, they quickly sent him rejoicing back
to his native land, to Ithaca."
A. The use of practical and supernatural methods
B. purely practical methods
C. The use of incantations and divine intervention
D. Exorcism and first aid
A. The use of practical and supernatural methods
"Nestor, son of Neleus, great glory of the Achaeans, come, mount your chariot,
and let Machaon mount beside you, and swiftly drive your single-hoofed horses to
the ships. For a healer is worth many other men for the cutting out of arrows and
the sprinkling on of soothing herbs."
This excerpt suggests that physicians were considered to be superior to others.
True
, False
True
One could reasonably argue that:
A. Philosophy prevented all medical advances
B. Philosophy opened the door to medical developments
C. Physicians envied the high-rolling lifestyle of philosophers
D. Philosophers were always in agreement with each other
B. Philosophy opened the door to medical developments
Which of the following is a type of physician who could be found in ancient
Mesopotamia?
A. Sau
B. Medicus
C. Asû
D. Enki
C. Asû
What kind of healers would have been available to someone living in ancient
Egypt?
A. Machaon and Podalirius
