TEST BANK Massage Therapy:
Principles and Practice 7th Edition by
Susan G. Salvo
ALL CHAPTERS COVERED 1-30|
VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
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, Chapter 01: History of Massage: Prehistoric Times to the Modern Era and Professional
Societies, Organizations, and Associations.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which method is defined as manipulation of soft tissue using pressure and traction for clinical, therapeutic,
and palliative purposes?
a. Acupuncture
b. Ayurveda
c. Polarity therapy
d. Massage therapy
CORRECT ANSWER> D
Massage therapy the manipulation of soft tissue using compression and decompression/traction for clinical,
therapeutic, and palliative purposes or for wellness and self-care purposes.
2. Which origin for the word massage is Greek?
a. Mashesh
b. Masso
c. Masser
d. Makeh
CORRECT ANSWER> B
The origin of the word massage is unclear, but can be traced to numerous sources: the Hebrew mashesh, the
Greek masso and massin, the Latin massa, the Arabic mass’h, the Sanskrit makeh, and the French masser.
3. When was the earliest the term massage was used by most European-based cultures?
a. 1600s
b. 1700s
c. 1800s
d. 1900s
CORRECT ANSWER> C
By the early 1800s, the term massage was used by most European-based cultures. Historically, massage was
referred to by its techniques such as friction or rubbing.
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,4. The first written records of massage date back to 3000 BCE in which country?
a. India
b. China
c. Egypt
d. Greece
CORRECT ANSWER> B
Written records regarding the practice of massage go back to 3000 BCE in China. Acupuncture was not
mentioned in Chinese writings until 90 BCE.
5. Which work is commonly referred to as the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine?
a. Tao Te Ching
b. Nei Ching
c. Ayur-Veda
d. Corpus Hippocraticum
CORRECT ANSWER> B
At the time of Hwang Ti, various ideas and beliefs were compiled under the name of the Yellow Emperor
(died in 2599 BCE) which became the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine known as the Nei
Chang. The Nei Chang was written about 2760 BCE, and this work contains detailed descriptions of massage
procedures as well as herbal medicines.
6. What is the original massage technique in China and the precursor to manual and energetic therapies?
a. Polarity
b. Shiatsu
c. Acupuncture
d. Amma
CORRECT ANSWER> D
Amma is regarded as the original massage technique and precursor to all other Chinese therapies, manual and
energetic.
7. Which healing method is based on Hindu tradition?
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a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
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, c. Amma
d. Polarity
CORRECT ANSWER> A
Knowledge of amma massage traveled to the subcontinent of India from China, and massage became part of
Hindu tradition. Massage is described in India’s first great medical texts, the Ayurveda books of wisdom
(about 1800 BCE) and recommend massage as an indispensable healing procedure.
8. Which method is Japanese but based on Chinese medicine concepts, and uses pressure applied from the
practitioner’s thumbs, elbows, and other parts of the body?
a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Massage
d. Amma
CORRECT ANSWER> B
Shiatsu is a Japanese method based on the same traditional Chinese medicine concepts as acupuncture —
energy flows in the body through streams called channels or meridians. Acupuncturists use needles at specific
points to balance the flow of energy; shiatsu practitioners use their fingers, thumbs, forearms, elbows, and even
their knees and feet.
9. Who is generally recognized as the father of modern Western medicine?
a. Galen
b. Celsus
c. Rhazes
d. Hippocrates
CORRECT ANSWER> D
Hippocrates was known to be a fine physician, founder of a medical school, author of numerous books, and
advocated the use of massage or ―rubbing.‖ These works are collectively known as the Corpus Hippocraticum,
and summarized much of what was known about disease and medicine in the ancient world. Hippocrates is
recognized as the father of modern Western medicine, and he believed that physicians should avoid causing
harm to patients. 10. Who wrote the Canon of Medicine, the most famous book in the history of medicine in
both the East and the West?
a. Rhazes
b. Celsus
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c. Avicenna
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Principles and Practice 7th Edition by
Susan G. Salvo
ALL CHAPTERS COVERED 1-30|
VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
TB
Ac
1
er
, Chapter 01: History of Massage: Prehistoric Times to the Modern Era and Professional
Societies, Organizations, and Associations.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which method is defined as manipulation of soft tissue using pressure and traction for clinical, therapeutic,
and palliative purposes?
a. Acupuncture
b. Ayurveda
c. Polarity therapy
d. Massage therapy
CORRECT ANSWER> D
Massage therapy the manipulation of soft tissue using compression and decompression/traction for clinical,
therapeutic, and palliative purposes or for wellness and self-care purposes.
2. Which origin for the word massage is Greek?
a. Mashesh
b. Masso
c. Masser
d. Makeh
CORRECT ANSWER> B
The origin of the word massage is unclear, but can be traced to numerous sources: the Hebrew mashesh, the
Greek masso and massin, the Latin massa, the Arabic mass’h, the Sanskrit makeh, and the French masser.
3. When was the earliest the term massage was used by most European-based cultures?
a. 1600s
b. 1700s
c. 1800s
d. 1900s
CORRECT ANSWER> C
By the early 1800s, the term massage was used by most European-based cultures. Historically, massage was
referred to by its techniques such as friction or rubbing.
TB
Ac
2
er
,4. The first written records of massage date back to 3000 BCE in which country?
a. India
b. China
c. Egypt
d. Greece
CORRECT ANSWER> B
Written records regarding the practice of massage go back to 3000 BCE in China. Acupuncture was not
mentioned in Chinese writings until 90 BCE.
5. Which work is commonly referred to as the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine?
a. Tao Te Ching
b. Nei Ching
c. Ayur-Veda
d. Corpus Hippocraticum
CORRECT ANSWER> B
At the time of Hwang Ti, various ideas and beliefs were compiled under the name of the Yellow Emperor
(died in 2599 BCE) which became the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine known as the Nei
Chang. The Nei Chang was written about 2760 BCE, and this work contains detailed descriptions of massage
procedures as well as herbal medicines.
6. What is the original massage technique in China and the precursor to manual and energetic therapies?
a. Polarity
b. Shiatsu
c. Acupuncture
d. Amma
CORRECT ANSWER> D
Amma is regarded as the original massage technique and precursor to all other Chinese therapies, manual and
energetic.
7. Which healing method is based on Hindu tradition?
TB
a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
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, c. Amma
d. Polarity
CORRECT ANSWER> A
Knowledge of amma massage traveled to the subcontinent of India from China, and massage became part of
Hindu tradition. Massage is described in India’s first great medical texts, the Ayurveda books of wisdom
(about 1800 BCE) and recommend massage as an indispensable healing procedure.
8. Which method is Japanese but based on Chinese medicine concepts, and uses pressure applied from the
practitioner’s thumbs, elbows, and other parts of the body?
a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Massage
d. Amma
CORRECT ANSWER> B
Shiatsu is a Japanese method based on the same traditional Chinese medicine concepts as acupuncture —
energy flows in the body through streams called channels or meridians. Acupuncturists use needles at specific
points to balance the flow of energy; shiatsu practitioners use their fingers, thumbs, forearms, elbows, and even
their knees and feet.
9. Who is generally recognized as the father of modern Western medicine?
a. Galen
b. Celsus
c. Rhazes
d. Hippocrates
CORRECT ANSWER> D
Hippocrates was known to be a fine physician, founder of a medical school, author of numerous books, and
advocated the use of massage or ―rubbing.‖ These works are collectively known as the Corpus Hippocraticum,
and summarized much of what was known about disease and medicine in the ancient world. Hippocrates is
recognized as the father of modern Western medicine, and he believed that physicians should avoid causing
harm to patients. 10. Who wrote the Canon of Medicine, the most famous book in the history of medicine in
both the East and the West?
a. Rhazes
b. Celsus
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c. Avicenna
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