Classics 2902 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
According to the following passage, which of the following is
not a requirement for this surgery?
"After this the sick person must be seated in a chair facing
forward, in a bright place, directly facing the light, with
the physician sitting opposite and a little higher. An attendant
should hold onto the upper part of the sick person's
head that will be treated, so that it remains motionless. For, with
a small movement, sight can be snatched away
permanently. So that the eye that will be treated may itself be
made even more motionless, wool is placed over the
other eye and tied up. The left eye must be treated with the right
hand, and the right eye with the left hand. Then
the needle must be applied, so sharp that it may pierce, but not
too thin."
A. The physician should have an elevated position
B. The patient must not be too old
C. The patient must be immobilized as much as possible
D. Sufficient lighting
B. The patient must not be too old
The following passage highlights what?
"Upon them Cronus' son brings forth woe from the sky, famine
together with pestilence, and the people die away; the women do
not give birth, and the households are diminished by the plans of
Olympian Zeus."
,A. The belief that diseases can be explained rationally
B. The belief that Roman gods can cause infertility
C. The belief that diseases can only ever occur on the individual
level
D. The belief that diseases can be divinely caused
D. The belief that diseases can be divinely caused
The Hippocratic 4 humours are:
A. Bile, phlegm, urine, blood
B. Urine, bile, blood, and water
C. Water, urine, yellow bile, black bile
D. blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm
D. blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm
Days on which she has been accustomed to be cleaned, and
blood is left behind enclosed in her uterus. It is still possible that
she will not perceive this very much for the first two or three
months. But as months pass by, her suffering will continually
increase, and she will not become pregnant as long as this
persists; fever will seize her, especially on the days when she
was accustomed to be cleaned, although of a mild sort. It is
likely for her to have fever. Wherever blood becomes fixed in
the body, edema forms with spasms of the body and, some of the
other signs described above appear in women at one time or
another.
Which of the following is not true?
, A. Women are considered to be polluted
B. Excess blood can accumulate in certain parts of the body and
cause disease
C. There is a connection between menses and a woman's overall
health
D. Ancient doctors believed that fever accompanied a woman's
monthly courses
A. Women are considered to be polluted
The "On Sacred Disease" is concerned with:
A. prescribing recipes to cure fainting goats
B. Explaining that the disease is caused by natural reasons and
can be cured with rational treatments
C. Describing the relationship of gods and humans in regards to
health care
D. Showing the divine nature of the disease
B. Explaining that the disease is caused by natural reasons and
can be cured with rational treatments
Which of the following is an Etruscan deity associated with
childbirth and general healing?
A. Gula
B. Isis
C. Diana
D. Athena
C. Diana
According to the following passage, which of the following is
not a requirement for this surgery?
"After this the sick person must be seated in a chair facing
forward, in a bright place, directly facing the light, with
the physician sitting opposite and a little higher. An attendant
should hold onto the upper part of the sick person's
head that will be treated, so that it remains motionless. For, with
a small movement, sight can be snatched away
permanently. So that the eye that will be treated may itself be
made even more motionless, wool is placed over the
other eye and tied up. The left eye must be treated with the right
hand, and the right eye with the left hand. Then
the needle must be applied, so sharp that it may pierce, but not
too thin."
A. The physician should have an elevated position
B. The patient must not be too old
C. The patient must be immobilized as much as possible
D. Sufficient lighting
B. The patient must not be too old
The following passage highlights what?
"Upon them Cronus' son brings forth woe from the sky, famine
together with pestilence, and the people die away; the women do
not give birth, and the households are diminished by the plans of
Olympian Zeus."
,A. The belief that diseases can be explained rationally
B. The belief that Roman gods can cause infertility
C. The belief that diseases can only ever occur on the individual
level
D. The belief that diseases can be divinely caused
D. The belief that diseases can be divinely caused
The Hippocratic 4 humours are:
A. Bile, phlegm, urine, blood
B. Urine, bile, blood, and water
C. Water, urine, yellow bile, black bile
D. blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm
D. blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm
Days on which she has been accustomed to be cleaned, and
blood is left behind enclosed in her uterus. It is still possible that
she will not perceive this very much for the first two or three
months. But as months pass by, her suffering will continually
increase, and she will not become pregnant as long as this
persists; fever will seize her, especially on the days when she
was accustomed to be cleaned, although of a mild sort. It is
likely for her to have fever. Wherever blood becomes fixed in
the body, edema forms with spasms of the body and, some of the
other signs described above appear in women at one time or
another.
Which of the following is not true?
, A. Women are considered to be polluted
B. Excess blood can accumulate in certain parts of the body and
cause disease
C. There is a connection between menses and a woman's overall
health
D. Ancient doctors believed that fever accompanied a woman's
monthly courses
A. Women are considered to be polluted
The "On Sacred Disease" is concerned with:
A. prescribing recipes to cure fainting goats
B. Explaining that the disease is caused by natural reasons and
can be cured with rational treatments
C. Describing the relationship of gods and humans in regards to
health care
D. Showing the divine nature of the disease
B. Explaining that the disease is caused by natural reasons and
can be cured with rational treatments
Which of the following is an Etruscan deity associated with
childbirth and general healing?
A. Gula
B. Isis
C. Diana
D. Athena
C. Diana
