STS Exam Questions and Answers
True or False: Leech therapy has had a positive effect on society throughout history. - Answer-false
Multiple Choice: Whose research and work on the human body led to the use of leech therapy?
a) Leonardo DaVinci
b) Julius Caesar
c) Galen and Hippocrates
d) Isaac Newton - Answer-c) Galen and Hippocrates
Short Response: What were the different effects of leech therapy on societies throughout history? -
Answer-- Increased research regarding human body and the role of blood
- Religious beliefs based on the idea that sin resided in blood
- Addiction to leech therapy in the late 19th century
True or False: The Romans were the first to invent a method of water management. - Answer-false
Short Answer: What was the peak number of aqueducts in operation at one time? - Answer-11
, Short Response: What were the basic forces set in motion by the Roman aqueduct system that allowed
the Roman empire to grow so drastically? - Answer-Contribution: Vivisection
- Effect on agribusiness
- Plumbing and increased quality of life
- Increased wealth
Contribution: Anatomical Drawings
- adapted the theory of the four bodily humors
- illustrated organ location
- further developed human understanding of the neuromuscular systems, respiratory system, urinary
apparatus, and human speech
Multiple Choice: How would one classify the sword in figure 1?
a) Long Sword
b) Short Sword
c) Arming Sword
d) War Sword - Answer-c) Arming Sword
Multiple Choice: Which of the following was an effective weapon/tactic used to defeat a knight?
a) The Pike Square
b) Jousting
c) Knocking him off of his horse
d) All of the above - Answer-d) All of the above
Short Response: What types of modern body armor are used today and how do they differ from the
chainmail and plate armor utilized in the medieval period? - Answer-modern body armor is designed
True or False: Leech therapy has had a positive effect on society throughout history. - Answer-false
Multiple Choice: Whose research and work on the human body led to the use of leech therapy?
a) Leonardo DaVinci
b) Julius Caesar
c) Galen and Hippocrates
d) Isaac Newton - Answer-c) Galen and Hippocrates
Short Response: What were the different effects of leech therapy on societies throughout history? -
Answer-- Increased research regarding human body and the role of blood
- Religious beliefs based on the idea that sin resided in blood
- Addiction to leech therapy in the late 19th century
True or False: The Romans were the first to invent a method of water management. - Answer-false
Short Answer: What was the peak number of aqueducts in operation at one time? - Answer-11
, Short Response: What were the basic forces set in motion by the Roman aqueduct system that allowed
the Roman empire to grow so drastically? - Answer-Contribution: Vivisection
- Effect on agribusiness
- Plumbing and increased quality of life
- Increased wealth
Contribution: Anatomical Drawings
- adapted the theory of the four bodily humors
- illustrated organ location
- further developed human understanding of the neuromuscular systems, respiratory system, urinary
apparatus, and human speech
Multiple Choice: How would one classify the sword in figure 1?
a) Long Sword
b) Short Sword
c) Arming Sword
d) War Sword - Answer-c) Arming Sword
Multiple Choice: Which of the following was an effective weapon/tactic used to defeat a knight?
a) The Pike Square
b) Jousting
c) Knocking him off of his horse
d) All of the above - Answer-d) All of the above
Short Response: What types of modern body armor are used today and how do they differ from the
chainmail and plate armor utilized in the medieval period? - Answer-modern body armor is designed
