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MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Whichnmethodnisndefinednasnmanipulationnofnsoftntissuenusingnpressurenandntractionnfo
rclinical,ntherapeutic,nandnpalliativenpurposes?
a. Acupuncture
b. Ayurveda
c. Polarityntherapy
d. Massagen therapy
ANS:n D
Massagentherapynthenmanipulationnofnsoftntissuenusingncompressionnandndecompression/tr
actionnfornclinical,ntherapeutic,nandnpalliativenpurposesnornfornwellnessnandself-
carenpurposes.
2. Whichn originn forn then wordn massagen isn Greek?
a. Mashesh
b. Masso
c. Masser
d. Makeh
ANS:n B
Thenoriginnofnthenwordnmassagenisnunclear,nbutncannbentracedntonnumerousnsources:nthenHe
brewmashesh,nthenGreeknmassonandnmassin,nthenLatinnmassa,nthenArabicnmass’h,nthenSan
skritnmakeh,nandnthenFrenchnmasser.
3. Whenn wasn then earliestn then termn massagen wasn usedn bynmostn European-basedn cultures?
a. 1600s
b. 1700s
c. 1800s
d. 1900s
ANS:n C
Bynthenearlyn1800s,nthentermnmassagenwasnusednbynmostnEuropean-
basedncultures.Historically,nmassagenwasnreferredntonbynitsntechniquesnsuchnasnfric
tionnornrubbing.
4. Thenfirstn writtenn recordsn ofn massagen daten backn ton 3000n BCEn inn whichn country?
a. India
b. China
c. Egypt
d. Greece
ANS:n B
Writtennrecordsnregardingnthenpracticenofnmassagengonbacknton3000nBCEninnChina.Acupun
cturenwasnnotnmentionedninnChinesenwritingsnuntiln90nBCE.
5. Whichn workn isn commonlyn referredn ton asn then classicn scripturen ofn traditionaln Chinesen medicine?
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